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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Cotton. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Cotton to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Cotton, please Contact Us.
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 Cotton (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 Cotton. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 east contained birth and death records; the county to the north 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Cotton is historic, it would have been located within present day York County.
To see how the shape of South Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of York County: Cleveland (NC), Gaston (NC), Mecklenburg (NC), Cherokee, Chester, Lancaster & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Cotton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cotton:
- York County (The home county of Cotton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cotton, with the one closest to Cotton listed first.
- Hopewell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hopewell is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Blairsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blairsville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Sharon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- McConnells
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Smyrna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- York
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Filbert
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Filbert is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filbert
- Zadok ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Zadok is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zadok
- Newport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Newport is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Clover
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bowling Green
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cotton, with the one closest to Cotton listed first.
- Kings Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Blacksburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- East Gaffney
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Gaffney is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gaffney
- Gaffney
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Macedonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Macedonia is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cotton, with the one closest to Cotton listed first.
- Cabal
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cabal is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabal
- Lowrys
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lowrys is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrys
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Gayle Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gayle Mill is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayle Mill
- Chester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Eureka Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Eureka Mill is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Mill
- Smith
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Smith is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
- Cornwell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cornwell is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwell
- Edgemoor
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lando
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Richburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Blackstock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cotton, with the one closest to Cotton listed first.
- Woodward
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Woodward is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodward
- Blair
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- White Oak
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lancaster County
- Springdell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Springdell is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdell
- Newberry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cotton, with the one closest to Cotton listed first.
- Whitmire
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Glymphville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Glymphville is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glymphville
- Spartanburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cotton, with the one closest to Cotton listed first.
- Central Pacolet
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Central Pacolet is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Pacolet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Pacolet Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Pacolet
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- White Stone
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Clifton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Glendale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cowpens
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Camp Croft
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Camp Croft is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Croft
- Pauline
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Converse
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cross Anchor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Zion Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Zion Hill is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill
- Drayton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cotton, with the one closest to Cotton listed first.
- Lockhart
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey Town ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bailey Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Kelly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Kelly is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
- Meador ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Meador is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador
- Union
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bonham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bonham is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonham
- Jonesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Carlisle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Buffalo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Red Town ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Red Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Town
- Bishop Town ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bishop Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Town
- Delta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Delta is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Tuckertown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Tuckertown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckertown
- Cleveland County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cotton, with the one closest to Cotton listed first.
- Grover
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Earl
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Earl is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
- Elbethel ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Elbethel is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbethel
- Erwinsville ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Erwinsville is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwinsville
- Durbro ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Durbro is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbro
- White Plains
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- White Plains is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Kings Mountain
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Patterson Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Patterson Springs is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
- Pleasant Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Flint Hill ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Flint Hill is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Brittain Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Brittain Village is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittain Village
- Sharon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Sharon is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Gaston County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cotton, with the one closest to Cotton listed first.
- Begonia ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Begonia is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Begonia
- South Gastonia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Gastonia is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gastonia
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cotton, see our County-by-County Page for Cotton.
Cemeteries Near Cotton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cotton.
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Cotton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cotton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cotton, with the one closest to Cotton listed first.
- Bullock Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pinckney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Gist - Giles - Pinckneyville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Reidsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Foster - Woolbright Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Garner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Scales Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Philippi Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Spears Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (343 more) ...
- Wood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- McKissick Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Free Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
Cotton itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cotton, with the one closest to Cotton listed first.
- Bullock Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bullock Creek is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock Creek
- Gould ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gould is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Hoodtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hoodtown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoodtown
- Wilksburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wilksburg is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilksburg
- Hopewell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hopewell is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Blairsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blairsville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Kelton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kelton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelton
- Sharon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Baton Rouge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Baton Rouge is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baton Rouge
- Hickory Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Meador ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Meador is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador
- Bonham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bonham is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonham
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Union
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy River is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy River
- Santuc
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Santuc is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santuc
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cotton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cotton.
Newspapers Published in Cotton ...
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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cotton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cotton, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cotton.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Cotton:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to York County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cherokee County
- Chester County
- Fairfield County
- Lancaster County
- Newberry County
- Spartanburg County
- Union County
- Cleveland County
- Gaston County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for South Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Cotton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cotton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |