A visit to the Cotton Cemetery ...

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Introduction ...

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 Cotton Cemetery ...

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

Lat: 36.4642° (36° 27' 51")

Lon: -84.5280° (-84° 31' 40")

The Cotton Cemetery is located in Scott County<1>.

The county seat for Scott County is located in Huntsville. Huntsville lies just to the south southeast of the Cotton Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> of the Cotton Cemetery.<3>

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

Carson Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carson Memorial Cemetery
- The Carson Memorial Cemetery is located in Scott County
- The Carson Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Carson Cemetery
Reed Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reed Cemetery
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Scott County
Honeycutt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Honeycutt Cemetery
- The Honeycutt Cemetery is located in Scott County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Honeycutt Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the south of Helenwood.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #13562 <4>
Cecil Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cecil Cemetery
- The Cecil Cemetery is located in Scott County
Pike Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pike Cemetery
- The Pike Cemetery is located in Scott County
Carson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carson Cemetery
- The Carson Cemetery is located in Scott County
Marcum Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marcum Cemetery
- The Marcum Cemetery is located in Scott County
Helenwood Cut Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Helenwood Cut Cemetery
- The Helenwood Cut Cemetery is located in Scott County
- The Helenwood Cut Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cut Cemetery
- Pemberton Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1979306 <4>
Punkin Hollow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Punkin Hollow Cemetery
- The Punkin Hollow Cemetery is located in Scott County
Coffey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coffey Cemetery
- The Coffey Cemetery is located in Scott County
Marcum Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marcum Cemetery
- The Marcum Cemetery is located in Scott County
Cooper Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cooper Memorial Gardens
- The Cooper Memorial Gardens is located in Scott County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cooper Memorial Gardens is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the east of Oneida.
- The Cooper Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- New Haven Cemetery
- West Lawn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2147163 <4>
Continue List (10 more) ...
- New Haven Baptist Church Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Haven Baptist Church Cemetery
  - The New Haven Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Scott County
  - The New Haven Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
  - New Haven Cemetery
- Shoopman Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shoopman Cemetery
  - The Shoopman Cemetery is located in Scott County
  - The Shoopman Cemetery has also been known as:
  - Shoopmon Cemetery
  - Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2471352 <4>
- Duncan Family Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duncan Family Cemetery
  - The Duncan Family Cemetery is located in Scott County
  - The Duncan Family Cemetery has also been known as:
  - Duncan Cemetery
- Cecil Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cecil Cemetery
  - Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cecil Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  - The Cecil Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Buttram Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buttram Cemetery
  - The Buttram Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Byrd Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Byrd Cemetery
  - The Byrd Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Sexton Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sexton Cemetery
  - The Sexton Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Griffin Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Griffin Cemetery
  - Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Griffin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  - The Griffin Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Scott Memorial Gardens
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scott Memorial Gardens
  - The Scott Memorial Gardens is located in Scott County
  - To give a relative sense of its location, the Scott Memorial Gardens is located outside and to the northeast of Oneida.
  - The Scott Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
  - Jeffers Cemetery
  - Phillips Cemetery
  - Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2136342 <4>
- Litton Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Litton Cemetery
  - The Litton Cemetery is located in Scott County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Cotton Cemetery.

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

Helenwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helenwood
- Helenwood is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 865 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helenwood <6>
West Oneida
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oneida
- West Oneida is located in Scott County
Verdun
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdun
- Verdun is located in Scott County
Oneida
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Oneida is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,704 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oneida <6>
Huntsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Huntsville is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,285 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntsville <6>
New River
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New River
- New River is located in Scott County
Winona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
- Winona is located in Scott County
Winfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
- Winfield is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,003 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winfield <6>
Foster Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Crossroads
- Foster Crossroads is located in Scott County
West Robbins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Robbins
- West Robbins is located in Scott County
Robbins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
- Robbins is located in Scott County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robbins <6>
Hughett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hughett. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughett
- Hughett is located in Scott County
Continue List (12 more) ...
- State Line
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
  - State Line is located in Scott County
- Isham
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isham
  - Isham is located in Scott County
- Elgin
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
  - Elgin is located in Scott County
  - Population from the 2010 Census: 282 people
- Glenmary
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmary
  - Glenmary is located in Scott County
- Norma
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norma
  - Norma is located in Scott County
  - Estimated population in 2014: 147 people
- Straight Fork
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Fork
  - Straight Fork is located in Scott County
- Montgomery
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
  - Montgomery is located in Scott County
- Strunk
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  - Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strunk have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strunk
  - Strunk is located in McCreary County (KY)
- Brewstertown ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  - Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brewstertown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewstertown
  - Brewstertown is located in Morgan County
- Stanfill
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanfill
  - Stanfill is located in Campbell County
- Pine Knot
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knot
  - Pine Knot is located in McCreary County (KY)
  - Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Knot <6>
- Mill Creek
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  - Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mill Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
  - Mill Creek is located in Morgan 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 Cotton Cemetery. The following communities are located in Scott County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Helenwood
- Helenwood lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Cotton Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Helenwood.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helenwood
Huntsville
- Huntsville lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Cotton Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Huntsville.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
Oneida
- Oneida lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Cotton Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Oneida.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Cotton Cemetery:

Pages specific to Tennessee:
Pages specific to Scott County:
Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Clinton County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Martin County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- McCreary County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Pulaski County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Wayne County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Whitley County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Anderson County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Campbell County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Claiborne County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Cumberland County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Fentress County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Morgan County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Pickett County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Roane County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
Cemetery Information and Directories:
- From Cyndi's List:
- Cemeteries of Tennessee
- Cemeteries of Scott County
- Cemetery Junction:
- Directory for Tennessee
- From FamilySearch:
- Cemeteries Wiki for Tennessee
- From Interment.net:
- Cemeteries of Tennessee
About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Cotton Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church

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 Cotton Cemetery:

Referenced GNIS Record ...
GNIS ID #1281355 (Cotton Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #1281355 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: Oneida South
- County: Scott Elev: 496
- Location given for GNIS #1281355 (Cotton Cemetery)

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Scott County: www.scottcounty.com/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Scott, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Cotton Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4642, Longitude: -84.5280
<3>	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.
<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.
<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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>	An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.