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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:   33.7112°   (33° 42' 40")

Lon:   -95.7850°   (-95° 47' 5")

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

The county seat for Lamar County is located in Paris. Paris lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east southeast 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 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 Lamar 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 24 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.

    • Sumner
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sumner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
      • Sumner is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumner <4>
    • Petty
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petty
      • Petty is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petty <4>
    • Brookston
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookston
      • Brookston is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookston <4>
    • Allen Point
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Point
      • Allen Point is located in Fannin County
    • Direct
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Direct
      • Direct is located in Lamar County
    • Toco
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toco
      • Toco is located in Lamar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
    • Hopewell
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
      • Hopewell is located in Lamar County
    • Caviness
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caviness
      • Caviness is located in Lamar County
    • Allens Chapel
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Chapel
      • Allens Chapel is located in Fannin County
    • Honey Grove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Roxton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Garretts Bluff
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Bluff
      • Garretts Bluff is located in Lamar County
    • Continue List   (12 more) ...
      • Carson
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
        • Carson is located in Fannin County
      • Paris
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Hinckley
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hinckley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinckley
        • Hinckley is located in Lamar County
      • Howland
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland
        • Howland is located in Lamar County
      • Camp Maxey ‑ Historic
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Camp Maxey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Maxey
        • Camp Maxey is located in Lamar County
      • Razor
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Razor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Razor
        • Razor is located in Lamar County
      • Telephone
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Windom
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windom have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
        • Windom is located in Fannin County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windom <4>
      • Dial
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dial
        • Dial is located in Fannin County
      • Ben Franklin
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ben Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Franklin
        • Ben Franklin is located in Delta County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ben Franklin <4>
      • Powderly
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Chicota
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)

    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 Lamar County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Cottonwood Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Little Vine Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Vine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Little Vine Cemetery is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Vine Cemetery
    • Pyles Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pyles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pyles Cemetery is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pyles Cemetery
    • New Salem Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Salem Cemetery is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Salem Cemetery
    • Jackson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jackson Cemetery is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
    • Prairie Ridge Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Prairie Ridge Cemetery is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Ridge Cemetery
    • Caviness Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Caviness Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Caviness Cemetery is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Caviness Cemetery
    • Sumner Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sumner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sumner Cemetery is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sumner Cemetery
    • Post Oak Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Post Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Post Oak Cemetery is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Post Oak Cemetery
    • Shiloh Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
    • Allen Chapel Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allen Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Allen Chapel Cemetery is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allen Chapel Cemetery
    • Allen's Chapel Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Gaugh Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gaugh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gaugh Cemetery is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gaugh Cemetery
    • Continue List   (12 more) ...
      • Arkansas Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arkansas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Arkansas Cemetery is located in Lamar County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arkansas Cemetery
      • Wilks Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Wilks Cemetery is located in Fannin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilks Cemetery
      • Vineyard Grove Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vineyard Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Vineyard Grove Cemetery is located in Fannin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vineyard Grove Cemetery
      • Oakwood Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Fannin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakwood Cemetery
      • Hickory Grove Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hickory Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hickory Grove Cemetery is located in Lamar County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hickory Grove Cemetery
      • Rocky Ford Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • The Rocky Ford Cemetery is located in Lamar County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rocky Ford Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Roxton.
        • The Rocky Ford Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Rockyford Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rocky Ford Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6436 <7>
      • Denton Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Denton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Denton Cemetery is located in Lamar County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Denton Cemetery
      • Dickie Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dickie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Dickie Cemetery is located in Lamar County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dickie Cemetery
      • Rice Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rice Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Rice Cemetery is located in Lamar County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rice Cemetery
      • Cedar Hill Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Cedar Hill Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Lamar County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cedar Hill Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Paris.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Hill Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2818 <7>
      • McEwin Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McEwin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The McEwin Cemetery is located in Lamar County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McEwin Cemetery
      • Community Hall Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Community Hall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Community Hall Cemetery is located in Lamar County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Community Hall Cemetery

    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 #1355068  (Cottonwood Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1355068 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: Tigertown
      • County: Lamar         Elev: 169
      • Location given for GNIS #1355068 (Cottonwood Cemetery)

    The official website for Lamar County: www.co.lamar.tx.us/

    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 Lamar, 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 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: 33.7112, Longitude: -95.7850       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>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.
    <6>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.
    <7>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.




 

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