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A visit to the Cottonwood Cemetery ...



Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Cottonwood Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Cottonwood Cemetery (FG ID #100509)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.

Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.

The Location of the Cottonwood Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cottonwood Cemetery

Lat:   41.7670°   (41° 46' 1")

Lon:   -99.1445°   (-99° 8' 40")

The Cottonwood Cemetery is located in Garfield County<2>.

The county seat for Garfield County is located in Burwell. Burwell lies just to the north northeast of the Cottonwood Cemetery .

Name Variations for Cottonwood Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Cottonwood Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Burwell Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Cottonwood Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Nebraska:
  • Pages specific to Garfield County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Cottonwood Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 17 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Cottonwood Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cottonwood Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Burwell
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Willow Springs ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
      • Willow Springs is located in Garfield County
    • Elyria
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elyria have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elyria
      • Elyria is located in Valley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elyria <4>
    • Taylor
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Sargent
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Comstock
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Comstock have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
      • Comstock is located in Custer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Comstock <4>
    • Ord
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ord
      • Ord is located in Valley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,052 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ord <4>
    • Wescott
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wescott
      • Wescott is located in Custer County
    • Gables ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gables have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gables
      • Gables is located in Garfield County
    • Almeria
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almeria
      • Almeria is located in Loup County
    • Arcadia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Ericson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Continue List   (5 more) ...
      • Weissert
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Gates
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
        • Gates is located in Custer County
      • North Loup
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Westerville
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Horace ‑ Historic
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
        • Horace is located in Greeley County

    For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

    Nearby communities with newspapers ...

    The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Cottonwood Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Garfield County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Cottonwood Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Arcadia
    • Burwell
    • Ericson
    • Ord
      • Ord lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Cottonwood Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ord.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ord
    • Sargent
    • Taylor

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 22 miles [35.4 km] of the Cottonwood Cemetery.<6>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cottonwood Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Banner Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Littlefield Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Parker Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Parker Cemetery is located in Garfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parker Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101110 <1>
    • West Side Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bohemian Brotherhood Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Kent Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Czech National Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Czech National Cemetery is located in Valley County
      • The Czech National Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Bohemian Cemetery
      • Bohemian National Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Czech National Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100411 <1>
    • Elyria Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Taylor Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Longwood Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Round Park Cemetery
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Ord City Cemetery
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Douglas Grove Cemetery
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • West Union Cemetery
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Almeria Cemetery
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Madison Square Cemetery
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • The Madison Square Cemetery is located in Loup County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Madison Square Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the east of Taylor.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Madison Square Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100937 <1>
      • Somerford Cemetery
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • The Somerford Cemetery is located in Custer County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Somerford Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northeast of Sargent.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Somerford Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101465 <1>
      • Amity Cemetery
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...

    Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.

    We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Cottonwood Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #828372  (Cottonwood Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #828372 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Burwell
      • County: Garfield         Elev: 665
      • Location given for GNIS #828372 (Cottonwood Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #100509

    The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Garfield, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Cottonwood Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7670, Longitude: -99.1445    
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
    <6>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.




 

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