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:
33.7112, -95.7852
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 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 .
Open a Google Map centered on the Cottonwood Cemetery.
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.<4>
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)
- The Little Vine Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Vine Cemetery
- Pyles Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Pyles Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyles Cemetery
- New Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The New Salem Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Prairie Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Caviness Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Caviness Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caviness Cemetery
- Sumner Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Sumner Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner Cemetery
- Post Oak Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Post Oak Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Allen Chapel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Allen Chapel Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Chapel Cemetery
- Allen's Chapel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Allen's Chapel Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen's Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Allen's Chapel Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Honey Grove.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2094 <5>
- Gaugh Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Gaugh Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaugh Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Arkansas Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Arkansas Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansas Cemetery
- Wilks Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Wilks Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilks Cemetery
- Vineyard Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rocky Ford Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Rocky Ford Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford Cemetery
- 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 Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6436 <5>
- Denton Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Denton Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton Cemetery
- Dickie Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Dickie Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickie Cemetery
- Rice Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cedar Hill Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Paris.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2818 <5>
- McEwin Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The McEwin Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McEwin Cemetery
- Community Hall Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
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:
- Sumner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Petty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- High
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- High is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High
- Brookston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Allen Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Allen Point is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Point
- Direct
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Direct is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Direct
- Toco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Toco is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
- Hopewell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hopewell is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Ambia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ambia is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambia
- Caviness
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Caviness is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caviness
- Belk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Belk is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belk
- Allens Chapel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Allens Chapel is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Chapel
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- 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)
- Garretts Bluff is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Bluff
- Carson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Carson is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
- Atlas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Atlas is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Paris
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hinckley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hinckley is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinckley
- Howland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Howland is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland
- Camp Maxey ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Camp Maxey is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Maxey
- Razor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Razor is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Razor
- Telephone
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Windom
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dial
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Dial is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dial
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.
- Camp Maxey - Historic
- Honey Grove
- Paris
- Paris lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Cottonwood Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Paris.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Roxton
- Windom
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 Lamar 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 #1383633 (Cottonwood Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1383633 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: Lamar
- Est. Elev: 169 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Tigertown
- Location given for Cottonwood Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.7112133 Lon: -95.7852431
- 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 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 things 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. |
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