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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:

32.4593, -96.4003

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 Kaufman County<2>.

The county seat for Kaufman County is located in Kaufman. Kaufman lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north northeast 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 22 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Cottonwood Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Green Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Green Cemetery is located in Kaufman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
  • Rosser Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Rosser Cemetery is located in Kaufman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosser Cemetery
  • Rosser Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Rosser Cemetery is located in Kaufman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosser Cemetery
  • Grays Prairie Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Kaufman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Hefley Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Hefley Cemetery is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hefley Cemetery
  • Union Hill Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Hill Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Bristol.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7350 <5>
  • Berry Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • The Berry Cemetery is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Cemetery
  • Walnut Springs Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Guthrie Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • The Guthrie Cemetery is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Ware Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Ware Cemetery is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware Cemetery
    • Kaufman Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Kaufman Cemetery is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaufman Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Kaufman Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Kaufman.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #188945 <5>
    • Crandall Community Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Crandall Community Cemetery is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall Community Cemetery
      • The Crandall Community Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Mt. Pilgrim Church Cemetery
      • Woodland Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2303598 <5>
    • Grange Hill Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Grange Hill Cemetery is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Hill Cemetery
    • Norman Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • The Norman Cemetery is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman Cemetery
    • Crisp Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Crisp Cemetery is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisp Cemetery
    • Timothy Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • The Timothy Cemetery is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timothy Cemetery
    • King Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The King Cemetery is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
    • Baker Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Lone Oak Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The Lone Oak Cemetery is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 29 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:

  • Cottonwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Cottonwood is located in Kaufman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
  • Grays Prairie
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Grays Prairie is located in Kaufman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Prairie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 388 people
  • Rosser
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Scurry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Oak Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Oak Grove is located in Kaufman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
  • Styx
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Styx is located in Kaufman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Styx
  • Stubbs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Stubbs is located in Kaufman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubbs
  • Telico
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Telico is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telico
  • Kemp
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Kemp is located in Kaufman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,251 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kemp <6>
  • Walnut Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Walnut Springs is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Springs
  • Bristol
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Bristol is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
  • Kaufman
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Combine
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Combine is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combine
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,537 people
    • Crisp
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Crisp is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisp
    • Tolosa
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Tolosa is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolosa
    • Becker
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Becker is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becker
    • Crandall
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Lone Star
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Lone Star is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
    • Post Oak Bend City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Post Oak Bend City is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Bend City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 626 people
    • Seven Points
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Oak Ridge
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Oak Ridge is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
    • Seagoville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Garrett
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Garrett is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 891 people
    • Ennis
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Alma
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Alma is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
    • Rice
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Rice is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 983 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rice <6>
    • Chatfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Ola
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Ola is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ola
    • Palmer
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)

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 Kaufman County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Crandall
  • Ennis
    • Ennis lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Cottonwood Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ennis.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennis
  • Kaufman
  • Kemp
    • Kemp lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the East (E) of the Cottonwood Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Kemp.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp
  • Seagoville

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 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 Kaufman 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 #1333431  (Cottonwood Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1333431 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: Kaufman
      • Est. Elev: 117 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Rosser
      • Location given for Cottonwood Cemetery:
      • Lat: 32.4593065     Lon: -96.4002616
      • 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 Kaufman, 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.