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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Cottonwood (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Cottonwood. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Cottonwood is located in Coal County.

To see how the shape of Oklahoma's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Coal County: Atoka, Hughes, Johnston, Pittsburg & Pontotoc.

Below are the counties that are near Cottonwood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cottonwood:

  • Coal County     (The home county of Cottonwood)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cottonwood, with the one closest to Cottonwood listed first.
    • Coalgate
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Phillips
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips
      • Phillips is located in Coal County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
    • Lehigh
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lehigh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehigh
      • Lehigh is located in Coal County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lehigh <1>
    • Centrahoma
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centrahoma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centrahoma
      • Centrahoma is located in Coal County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centrahoma <1>
    • Tupelo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tupelo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupelo
      • Tupelo is located in Coal County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 308 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tupelo <1>
    • Clarita
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Atoka County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cottonwood, with the one closest to Cottonwood listed first.
    • Stringtown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Wardville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wardville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardville
      • Wardville is located in Atoka County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wardville <1>
    • Atoka
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Tushka
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tushka
      • Tushka is located in Atoka County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
    • Bruno
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruno
      • Bruno is located in Atoka County
    • Lane
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Caney
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Bentley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley
      • Bentley is located in Atoka County
    • Daisy
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Farris
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Bryan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cottonwood, with the one closest to Cottonwood listed first.
    • Caddo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Kenefic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenefic have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenefic
      • Kenefic is located in Bryan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenefic <1>
  • Hughes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cottonwood, with the one closest to Cottonwood listed first.
    • Non
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Non
      • Non is located in Hughes County
    • Gerty
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gerty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerty
      • Gerty is located in Hughes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
    • Citra
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citra
      • Citra is located in Hughes County
    • Stuart
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Atwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
      • Atwood is located in Hughes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atwood <1>
    • Calvin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Johnston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cottonwood, with the one closest to Cottonwood listed first.
    • Wapanucka
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Bromide
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bromide have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromide
      • Bromide is located in Johnston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bromide <1>
    • Coleman
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Connerville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Milburn
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburn
      • Milburn is located in Johnston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milburn <1>
  • Pittsburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cottonwood, with the one closest to Cottonwood listed first.
    • Ashland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
      • Ashland is located in Pittsburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
    • Kiowa
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiowa
      • Kiowa is located in Pittsburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kiowa <1>
    • Pittsburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Blanco
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Haywood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
      • Haywood is located in Pittsburg County
    • Savanna
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Chambers
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers
      • Chambers is located in Pittsburg County
  • Pontotoc County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cottonwood, with the one closest to Cottonwood listed first.
    • Lula
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula
      • Lula is located in Pontotoc County
    • Jesse
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesse
      • Jesse is located in Pontotoc County
    • Stonewall
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Harden City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harden City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harden City
      • Harden City is located in Pontotoc County
    • Fittstown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Allen
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
      • Allen is located in Pontotoc County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <1>
    • Franks
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franks
      • Franks is located in Pontotoc County
    • Homer
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
      • Homer is located in Pontotoc County
    • Ada
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
      • Ada is located in Pontotoc County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,239 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ada <1>
    • Oakman
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakman
      • Oakman is located in Pontotoc County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cottonwood, see our County-by-County Page for Cottonwood.

Newspapers Published in Cottonwood ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cottonwood.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cottonwood, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cottonwood.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

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

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Cottonwood:

Cemeteries Near Cottonwood ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cottonwood.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cottonwood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cottonwood, with the one closest to Cottonwood listed first.

  • Coalgate Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coalgate Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coalgate Cemetery
  • Woodman Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodman Cemetery
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
  • Ott Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ott Cemetery
  • Lehigh Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lehigh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lehigh Cemetery
  • Cairo Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cairo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cairo Cemetery
  • McCarty Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCarty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCarty Cemetery
  • Nixon Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Old Lehigh Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Lehigh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Lehigh Cemetery
  • Lehigh Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lehigh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lehigh Cemetery
  • Round Lake Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Round Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Round Lake Cemetery
  • Davis Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
  • Continue List   (144 more) ...
    • Sealy Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sealy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sealy Cemetery
    • Coal Creek Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coal Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coal Creek Cemetery
    • Boggy Bend Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boggy Bend Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boggy Bend Cemetery

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cottonwood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cottonwood.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cottonwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' 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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cottonwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5559, Longitude: -96.2039       In this case, the coordinates for Cottonwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.




 

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