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A visit to the Cottonwood 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 Cottonwood Cemetery ...

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

32.9765, -96.5278

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Cottonwood Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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 .

Open a Google Map centered on the Cottonwood Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Cottonwood Cemetery.<4>

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)
    • The Hughes Cemetery is located in Collin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
  • Wylie Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Fredonia Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Fredonia Hill Cemetery is located in Rockwall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia Hill Cemetery
    • The Fredonia Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Nathan Butler Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3691 <5>
  • Parker Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Big A Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Big A Cemetery is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big A Cemetery
  • Rockwall Memorial Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Rockwall Memorial Cemetery is located in Rockwall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwall Memorial Cemetery
    • The Rockwall Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Old City Cemetery
    • Rockwall Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #667788 <5>
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Collin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
    • The St. Paul Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Paul Catholic Cemetery
  • McMillan Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The McMillan Cemetery is located in Collin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillan Cemetery
  • Murphy Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Murphy Cemetery is located in Collin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Cemetery
  • Murphy / Maxwell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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    • Moulden Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Moulden Cemetery is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulden Cemetery
    • Race Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Race Cemetery is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Race Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Race Cemetery is located outside of Garland
      • The Race Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Catlett Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2148473 <5>
    • Rowlett Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Rowlett Cemetery is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowlett Cemetery
    • McShan Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The McShan Cemetery is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McShan Cemetery
    • Clark Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Clark Cemetery is located in Rockwall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
    • Clear Lake Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Clear Lake Cemetery is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake Cemetery
    • Garland Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Garland Cemetery is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland Cemetery
    • Miles Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Miles Cemetery is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 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)
  • Saint Paul
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Saint Paul is located in Collin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
  • Wylie
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Wylie is located in Collin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,467 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wylie <6>
  • Rowlett
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Murphy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Rockwall
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lavon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Garland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Mobile City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Mobile City is located in Rockwall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobile City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
  • Clear Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Clear Lake is located in Collin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
  • Parker
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Centerville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Centerville is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Lucas
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Lucas is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,819 people
    • Fate
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Fate is located in Rockwall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fate
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,434 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fate <6>
    • Heath
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Heath is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,718 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heath <6>
    • Nevada
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Copeville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Plano
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Plano is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 291,296 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plano <6>
    • New Hope
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • New Hope is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
    • Blackland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Blackland is located in Rockwall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland
    • 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)
    • McLendon - Chisholm
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • McLendon - Chisholm is located in Rockwall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLendon - Chisholm
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,815 people
    • Fairview
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Allen
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Allen is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 109,379 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <6>

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

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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:

    • 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: In 2021, GNIS record #1333432 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: Dallas
      • Est. Elev: 143 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Rowlett
      • Location given for Cottonwood Cemetery:
      • Lat: 32.9765101     Lon: -96.5277674
      • 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 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cottonwood 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.