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Introduction ...
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 Grove (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 Grove. 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.
Name Variations for Cotton Grove ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Cotton Grove: Cotton Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Cotton Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cotton Grove.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 doctors and 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.
Cotton Grove is located in Madison County.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Madison County: Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Gibson, Hardeman, Haywood & Henderson.
Below are the counties that are near Cotton Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cotton Grove:
- Madison County (The home county of Cotton Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cotton Grove, with the one closest to Cotton Grove listed first.
- Claybrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Claybrook is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claybrook
- Spring Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Spring Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Oakfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oakfield is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakfield
- Lawrence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lawrence is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,498 people
- Jackson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Malesus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Malesus is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malesus
- Three Way
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Three Way is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Way
- Cisco Indian Village ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cisco Indian Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco Indian Village
- Pinson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Windy City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Windy City is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy City
- Parkburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Parkburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkburg
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,156 people
- Huntersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Huntersville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cotton Grove, with the one closest to Cotton Grove listed first.
- Cedar Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Lavinia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Whitthorne
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Whitthorne is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitthorne
- Atwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Atwood is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
- Clarksburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clarksburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- McLemoresville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- McLemoresville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLemoresville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
- Anark
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Anark is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anark
- Trezevant
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Concord
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Wingo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Wingo is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingo
- Huntingdon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Buena Vista
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Buena Vista is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cotton Grove, with the one closest to Cotton Grove listed first.
- Mifflin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mifflin is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Henderson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Jacks Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Deanburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Deanburg is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanburg
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,395 people
- Montezuma
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Montezuma is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Sweet Lips
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sweet Lips is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Lips
- Silerton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Silerton is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Enville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Enville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
- Masseyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Masseyville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masseyville
- Milledgeville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Milledgeville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
- Crockett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cotton Grove, with the one closest to Cotton Grove listed first.
- Gadsden
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Gadsden is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Fruitvale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Fruitvale is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitvale
- Bells
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Alamo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Johnsons Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Johnsons Grove is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Grove
- Crockett Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Crockett Mills is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Mills
- Decatur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cotton Grove, with the one closest to Cotton Grove listed first.
- Scotts Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Gibson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cotton Grove, with the one closest to Cotton Grove listed first.
- Goat City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Goat City is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goat City
- Medina
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sitka
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sitka is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
- Graball
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Graball is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
- Population from the 2010 Census: 236 people
- Gibson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gibson is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
- Humboldt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Milan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ledbetter
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Ledbetter is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledbetter
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,427 people
- Union Central
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Union Central is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Central
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,574 people
- Whitway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Whitway is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitway
- Concord
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Concord is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Trenton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hardeman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cotton Grove, with the one closest to Cotton Grove listed first.
- Teague
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Teague is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,181 people
- Toone
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Toone is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toone
- Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
- Vildo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vildo is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vildo
- Shandy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shandy is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shandy
- Haywood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cotton Grove, with the one closest to Cotton Grove listed first.
- Wellwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Wellwood is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellwood
- Woodland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Woodland is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Allens
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Allens is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens
- Owl City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Owl City is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl City
- Willow Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Willow Grove is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Bradford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bradford is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,017 people
- Hillville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hillville is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillville
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cotton Grove, with the one closest to Cotton Grove listed first.
- White Fern
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- White Fern is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Fern
- Atkins ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Atkins is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
- Estimated population in 2014: 13,664 people
- Huron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Huron is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- McHaney ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- McHaney is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHaney
- Union Cross
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Union Cross is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cross
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,666 people
- Middle Fork
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Middle Fork is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Fork
- Lexington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Rhodes Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rhodes Town is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Town
- Parkers Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Reagan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chesterfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Chesterfield is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Population from the 2010 Census: 469 people
- Farmville ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Farmville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- McNairy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cotton Grove, with the one closest to Cotton Grove listed first.
- Finger
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Leapwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Leapwood is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leapwood
- Bethel Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cotton Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Cotton Grove.
Cemeteries Near Cotton Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cotton Grove.
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 Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cotton Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cotton Grove, with the one closest to Cotton Grove listed first.
- Union Hill Christian Methodist Episcopal (CME) Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Browns Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Browns Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the northeast of Jackson.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2171357 <3>
- Union Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Independence Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Davidson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgecrest Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hollywood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Riveside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (487 more) ...
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hamlet Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Anderson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Cotton Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cotton Grove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cotton Grove, with the one closest to Cotton Grove listed first.
- Claybrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Claybrook is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claybrook
- Beech Bluff
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- White Fern
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- White Fern is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Fern
- Spring Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Spring Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Oakfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oakfield is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakfield
- Crucifer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Crucifer is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crucifer
- Law
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Law is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Law
- Jackson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Luray
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Luray is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- Carroll
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Carroll is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
- Juno
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Juno is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juno
- Mifflin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mifflin is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Huron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Huron is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Atkins ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Atkins is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
- Estimated population in 2014: 13,664 people
- Malesus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Malesus is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malesus
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cotton Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cotton Grove.
Newspapers Published in Cotton Grove ...
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 90 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cotton Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cotton Grove, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cotton Grove.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Grove:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Madison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Chester County
- Crockett County
- Decatur County
- Gibson County
- Hardeman County
- Haywood County
- Henderson County
- McNairy County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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 Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |