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:
35.5251, -89.5329
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 Tipton County<2>.
The county seat for Tipton County is located in Covington. Covington lies just to the west northwest of the Cotton Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Cotton Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Cotton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cotton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sharps Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Sharps Cemetery is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharps Cemetery
- St. Matthews Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Matthews Cemetery is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Matthews Cemetery
- Charleston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Charleston Cemetery is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Tipton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Tipton Cemetery is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Tipton Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Beech Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Beech Chapel Cemetery is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Chapel Cemetery
- Scrub Oak Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Scrub Oak Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrub Oak Cemetery
- Turnpike Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Turnpike Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnpike Cemetery
- Malone Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Malone Cemetery is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Macedonia Mercer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Marrows Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Towson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Towson Cemetery is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towson Cemetery
- R.H. Munford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The R.H. Munford Cemetery is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for R.H. Munford Cemetery
- The R.H. Munford Cemetery has also been known as:
- Munford Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #873066 <5>
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Cemetery
- Pipkins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Pipkins Cemetery is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipkins Cemetery
- Porter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Porter Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Cemetery
- Keeling Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Keeling Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeling Cemetery
- Wesley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Wesley Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Cemetery
- Estes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Estes Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estes 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:
- Keeling
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Keeling is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeling
- Mason
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Covington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Stanton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Henning
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Braden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fredonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fredonia is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Durhamville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Durhamville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durhamville
- Brighton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Idaville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Idaville is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaville
- Bride
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bride is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bride
- Glimp
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Glimp is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glimp
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Nutbush
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Nutbush is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutbush
- Garland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Garland is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
- Gallaway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Burlison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Atoka
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dancyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dancyville is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dancyville
- Ko Ko
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ko Ko is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ko Ko
- Brownsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ripley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Fort Pillow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Pillow is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Pillow
- Munford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Luckett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Luckett is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luckett
- Toulon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Toulon is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toulon
- Detroit
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Detroit is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
- Gilt Edge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Gilt Edge is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilt Edge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Tipton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Cotton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brownsville
- Covington
- Munford
- Ripley
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Tipton 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 #1281353 (Cotton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1281353 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: Tipton
- Est. Elev: 99 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gift
- Location given for Cotton Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.5250811 Lon: -89.5328533
- 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 Tipton, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |