A visit to the Cotton Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed 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:
36.4525, -86.5403
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Cotton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Cotton Cemetery is located in Sumner County<2>.
The county seat for Sumner County is located in Gallatin. Gallatin lies just to the southeast of the Cotton Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the Cotton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cotton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hogg Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Hogg Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogg Cemetery
- Strother Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Strother Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strother Cemetery
- Bigbee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Bigbee Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigbee Cemetery
- Briggance Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Briggance Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggance Cemetery
- Barrett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Barrett Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The White Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Barrett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Barrett Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett Cemetery
- Edwards Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- Briggance Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Briggance Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggance Cemetery
- Pitt - Bursby Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cunningham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Cunningham Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham Cemetery
- Howlis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Howlis Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howlis Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Howlis Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the northwest of Gallatin.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #13705 <5>
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- Strother Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Strother Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strother Cemetery
- George Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The George Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George Cemetery
- Pitt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Pitt Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitt Cemetery
- Zarecor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Zarecor Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zarecor Cemetery
- Hardin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Hardin Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Cemetery
- Dempsey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Dempsey Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dempsey Cemetery
- Cummings Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Cummings Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings Cemetery
- Cummings Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Cummings Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings Cemetery
- Singleton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Singleton Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singleton Cemetery
- McCloud Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The McCloud Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCloud Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Cotton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cotton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cottontown
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Station Camp ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Station Camp is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Camp
- Hall Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hall Town is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,202 people
- South Tunnel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- South Tunnel is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tunnel
- Johnsons Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Johnsons Crossroads is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Crossroads
- Walnut Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Grove is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Gallatin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- White House
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fountain Head
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fountain Head is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Head
- Trousdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Trousdale is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- Mulloy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mulloy is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulloy
- Calistia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Calistia is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calistia
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Rock Bridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Bridge is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bridge
- Portland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jernigan Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jernigan Town is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jernigan Town
- Millersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hendersonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Corinth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Corinth is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Cross Plains
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rogana
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rogana is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogana
- Mitchellville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mitchellville is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Goodlettsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Laguardo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Laguardo is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguardo
- Estimated population in 2014: 132 people
- Bethpage
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sengtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sengtown is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sengtown
- Black Jack
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Black Jack is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Black Jack
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Black Jack is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
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 Sumner County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Cotton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Gallatin
- Hendersonville
- Portland
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 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 Sumner County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
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 #1281354 (Cotton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1281354 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Sumner
- Est. Elev: 175 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cottontown
- Location given for Cotton Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.4525454 Lon: -86.5402723
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Sumner, 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- Cotton Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | 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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