Nearest Communities to Cottonwood,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Cottonwood, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Cottonwood:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Cottonwood.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Cottonwood is located in Fergus County.
The following 8 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Fergus County: Blaine, Chouteau, Golden Valley, Judith Basin, Musselshell, Petroleum, Phillips & Wheatland.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 72 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Cottonwood. Of these communities, 11 are located in counties other than Fergus County.
We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.
After starting with the home county for Cottonwood (which is Fergus County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Cottonwood
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Fergus County (where Cottonwood resides)
- County Website: https://fergusmt.gov/
- County Seat for Fergus: Lewistown
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Cottonwood ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Cottonwood.
- Glengarry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Glengarry is also located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glengarry
- Beaver Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Beaver Creek is also located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
- Lewistown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lewistown Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lewistown Heights is also located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown Heights
- Lewistown Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lewistown Junction is also located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown Junction
- West Lewistown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- West Lewistown is also located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lewistown
- Akerville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Akerville was located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akerville
- Roy - Winifred Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- King Colony Ranch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- King Colony Ranch is also located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Colony Ranch
- Rockford ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rockford was located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Seright ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Seright was located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seright
- Box Springs ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Box Springs was located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Springs
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- Hanover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hanover is also located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Spring Creek Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Spring Creek Junction is also located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Junction
- Corbly ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Corbly was located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbly
- Moore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kingston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kingston is also located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Ross Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ross Fork is also located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Fork
- Baxter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Baxter is also located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Heath
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Heath is also located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
- Amherst
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Amherst is also located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Eddies Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Eddies Corner is also located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddies Corner
- Ruby Gulch ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ruby Gulch was located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby Gulch
- Sipple
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sipple is also located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipple
- Piper
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Piper is also located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper
- Skaggs ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Skaggs was located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaggs
- Brooks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Brooks is also located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Nelson ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nelson was located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Ware
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ware is also located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- New Year
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Year is also located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Year
- Andersonville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Andersonville was located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Giltedge ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Giltedge was located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giltedge
- Straw
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Straw is also located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straw
- Cheadle ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cheadle was located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheadle
- Maiden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Maiden is also located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maiden
- Danvers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Danvers is also located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers
- Hilger
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Canyon ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Canyon was located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
- McClave
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- McClave is also located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClave
- Kendall ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Kendall was located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
- Rustle ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rustle was located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustle
- Deerfield Colony
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Deerfield Colony is also located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield Colony
- Buffalo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Forestgrove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Samples Crossing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Samples Crossing is also located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samples Crossing
- Garneill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Maginnis ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Maginnis was located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Maginnis
- Novary ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Novary was located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novary
- Roy Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Roy Junction is also located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy Junction
- Moulton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Moulton is also located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton
- Hoosac
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hoosac is also located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoosac
- Ayers Ranch Colony
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ayers Ranch Colony is also located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Ranch Colony
- Dryland ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Dryland was located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryland
- Armells ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Armells was located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armells
- Becket
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Becket is also located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becket
- Chippewa ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Chippewa was located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa
- Christina
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Christina is also located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christina
- Bell Ranch Colony
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bell Ranch Colony is also located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Ranch Colony
- Denton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Salt Creek ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Salt Creek was located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Creek
- Fergus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fergus is also located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fergus
- Golden Valley County
- County Website: https://www.goldenvalleycountymt.org/
- County Seat for Golden Valley: Ryegate
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Cottonwood ...
- Sahara ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sahara was located in Golden Valley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sahara
- Judith Basin County
- County Website: https://jbcountymt.gov/
- County Seat for Judith Basin: Stanford
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Cottonwood ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Cottonwood.
- Kolin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kolin is located in Judith Basin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kolin
- Hauck
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hauck is located in Judith Basin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hauck
- Hobson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Moccasin
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Philbrook ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Philbrook was located in Judith Basin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philbrook
- Benchland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Benchland is located in Judith Basin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benchland
- Utica
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Utica is located in Judith Basin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
- Windham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Windham is located in Judith Basin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
- Wheatland County
- County Website: https://www.wheatlandchamber.com/
- County Seat for Wheatland: Harlowton
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Cottonwood ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Cottonwood.
- Judith Gap
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Living Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Living Springs is located in Wheatland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Living Springs
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cottonwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.
We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.
Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know. |
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