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A visit to the Cottonwood Cemetery ...


The location of the Cottonwood Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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 Cottonwood Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Cottonwood Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

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

Lat:   32.9765°   (32° 58' 35")

Lon:   -96.5278°   (-96° 31' 40")

The Cottonwood Cemetery is located in Dallas County<2>.

The county seat for Dallas County is located in Dallas. Dallas lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the southwest of the Cottonwood Cemetery .

Websites to help with your 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 websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Cottonwood Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Dallas County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Cottonwood Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Cottonwood Cemetery.

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

    • Sachse
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sachse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sachse
      • Sachse is located in Collin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,964 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sachse <4>
    • Saint Paul
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Paul have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
      • Saint Paul is located in Collin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
    • Wylie
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wylie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylie
      • Wylie is located in Collin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,467 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wylie <4>
    • Rowlett
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rowlett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowlett
      • Rowlett is located in Dallas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 68,388 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rowlett <4>
    • Murphy
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
      • Murphy is located in Collin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,844 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murphy <4>
    • Rockwall
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockwall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwall
      • Rockwall is located in Rockwall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,415 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockwall <4>
    • Lavon
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lavon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavon
      • Lavon is located in Collin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,993 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lavon <4>
    • Garland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Mobile City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobile City
      • Mobile City is located in Rockwall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
    • Parker
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Centerville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
      • Centerville is located in Dallas County
    • Lucas
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
      • Lucas is located in Collin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,819 people
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Fate
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fate
        • Fate is located in Rockwall County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,434 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fate <4>
      • Heath
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heath have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
        • Heath is located in Kaufman County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,718 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heath <4>
      • Nevada
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Copeville
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeville
        • Copeville is located in Collin County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Copeville <4>
      • Plano
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
        • Plano is located in Collin County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 291,296 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plano <4>
      • Royse City
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Richardson
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Sunnyvale
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnyvale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyvale
        • Sunnyvale is located in Dallas County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,066 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunnyvale <4>
      • McLendon - Chisholm
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McLendon - Chisholm have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLendon - Chisholm
        • McLendon - Chisholm is located in Rockwall County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,815 people
      • Fairview
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
        • Fairview is located in Collin County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,358 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairview <4>
      • Allen
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
        • Allen is located in Collin County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 109,379 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <4>
      • Josephine
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Josephine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephine
        • Josephine is located in Collin County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,545 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Josephine <4>
      • Lowry Crossing
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry Crossing
        • Lowry Crossing is located in Collin County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,743 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 Cottonwood Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dallas County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Allen
      • Allen lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Cottonwood Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Allen.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
    • Garland
    • Nevada
      • Nevada lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Cottonwood Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Nevada.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
    • Plano
      • Plano lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Cottonwood Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Plano.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
    • Richardson
    • Rockwall
    • Rowlett

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Cottonwood Cemetery.<5>

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

    • New Wylie / Kreymer Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Hughes Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hughes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hughes Cemetery is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hughes Cemetery
    • Wylie Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Valley Cemetery is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    • Fredonia Hill Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Fredonia Hill Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Fredonia Hill Cemetery is located in Rockwall County
      • The Fredonia Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Nathan Butler Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fredonia Hill Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3691 <6>
    • Parker Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Big A Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Big A Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Big A Cemetery is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big A Cemetery
    • Rockwall Memorial Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Rockwall Memorial Cemetery is located in Rockwall County
      • The Rockwall Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Old City Cemetery
      • Rockwall Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rockwall Memorial Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #667788 <6>
    • St. Paul Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Collin County
      • The St. Paul Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Paul Catholic Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
    • McMillan Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Murphy Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Murphy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Murphy Cemetery is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Murphy Cemetery
    • Murphy / Maxwell Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Moulden Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moulden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Moulden Cemetery is located in Collin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moulden Cemetery
      • Rowlett Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rowlett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Rowlett Cemetery is located in Dallas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rowlett Cemetery
      • McShan Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McShan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The McShan Cemetery is located in Dallas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McShan Cemetery
      • Clark Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Clark Cemetery is located in Rockwall County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clark Cemetery
      • Clear Lake Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Garland Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Garland Cemetery is located in Dallas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garland Cemetery
      • Miles Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Miles Cemetery is located in Dallas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miles Cemetery
      • Mt. Zion Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)

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

    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 Cottonwood Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1333432  (Cottonwood Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1333432 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: Rowlett
      • County: Dallas         Elev: 143
      • Location given for GNIS #1333432 (Cottonwood Cemetery)

    The official website for Dallas County: www.dallascounty.org/

    The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

    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 Texas' counties, including Dallas, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Cottonwood Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9765, Longitude: -96.5278       In this case, the coordinates for the Cottonwood Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.
    <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.




 

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