A visit to the Cottrell 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 Cottrell Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cottrell Cemetery:
35.0023, -87.3084
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Cottrell Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Cottrell Cemetery is located in Lawrence County<2>.
The county seat for Lawrence County is located in Lawrenceburg. Lawrenceburg lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the north of the Cottrell Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Cottrell Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Cottrell Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cottrell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Stevens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Stevens Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Cemetery
- Five Points Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Five Points Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points Cemetery
- Second Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Second Creek Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Second Creek Cemetery
- Portertown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Portertown Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portertown Cemetery
- St. Truitt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The St. Truitt Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Truitt Cemetery
- Shelton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Shelton Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton Cemetery
- Home Sweet Home Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Peppertown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Peppertown Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppertown Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Harmon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Harmon Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmon Cemetery
- Hammond Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hammond Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond Cemetery
- Dobbins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Dobbins Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Freeman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- Gibbins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Gibbins Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbins Cemetery
- Sexton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Sexton Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton Cemetery
- Liberty Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Liberty Grove Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove Cemetery
- Pettus Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Pettus Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettus Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Union Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
- Oxford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Oxford Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Cemetery
- Noblit Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Noblit Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noblit Cemetery
- Richardson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Cottrell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cottrell Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lexington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bethel is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Appleton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Appleton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Anderson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Corum ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Corum is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corum
- Slabtown ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Slabtown is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Arkdell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Arkdell is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkdell
- Comer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Comer is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
- Cedar Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cedar Hill is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Rascal Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rascal Town is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rascal Town
- Belew ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Belew is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belew
- Lester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lester is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Estep ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Estep is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep
- Minor Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Minor Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Busby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Busby is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
- Loretto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fall River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fall River is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Leoma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Elgin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elgin is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Confluence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Confluence is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
- Clifton ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Clifton is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Saint Joseph
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rogersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rogersville is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,293 people
- Former name for Rogersville:
- Rodgersville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <5>
- Cairo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cairo is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Stella
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Stella is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Green Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Green Hill is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
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 Cottrell Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lawrence County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Cottrell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Cottrell Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Lawrence 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 Cottrell Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1306134 (Cottrell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1306134 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: Lawrence
- Est. Elev: 246 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bonnertown
- Location given for Cottrell Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.0023051 Lon: -87.3083519
- 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 Lawrence, 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 from Point A (ie- Cottrell 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |