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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:

33.3787, -97.5559

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 Wise County<2>.

The county seat for Wise County is located in Decatur. Decatur lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south 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 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.

  • Rush Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Rush Cemetery is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Cemetery
  • Ball Knob Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Ball Knob Cemetery is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Knob Cemetery
  • Flat Rock Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Flat Rock Cemetery is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock Cemetery
  • Pella Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Pella Cemetery is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pella Cemetery
  • Hopewell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
  • Briar Branch Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Briar Branch Cemetery is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Branch Cemetery
  • Lake Valley Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Lake Valley Cemetery is located in Montague County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Valley Cemetery
  • Lake Valley Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Lake Valley Cemetery is located in Montague County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Valley Cemetery
  • Jonestown Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Jonestown Cemetery is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown Cemetery
  • Oaklawn Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Oaklawn Cemetery is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn Cemetery
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Traylor Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Traylor Cemetery is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traylor Cemetery
    • Forestburg Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Forestburg Cemetery is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestburg Cemetery
    • Valley View Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Valley View Cemetery is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Cemetery
    • Bewley Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Bewley Cemetery is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bewley Cemetery
    • Jackson Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Jackson Cemetery is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
    • Huddelston Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Huddelston Cemetery is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddelston Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Huddelston Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northeast of Sunset.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4396 <5>
    • Scrougy Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Scrougy Cemetery is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrougy Cemetery
    • Fryer Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Fryer Cemetery is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryer Cemetery
    • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Moss Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Moss Cemetery is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Cottonwood Cemetery.

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

  • Greenwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • New Harp
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • New Harp is located in Montague County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harp
  • Alvord
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Slidell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Rosston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Forestburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Decatur
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Hardy
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Hardy is located in Montague County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
  • Sunset
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Herman
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Herman is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman
  • Chico
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Stony
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Stony is located in Denton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Park Springs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Park Springs is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Springs
    • Bridgeport
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bluett
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Bluett is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluett
    • Hood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Hood is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
    • Salona
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Salona is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona
    • Fruitland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Fruitland is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
    • Dye
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Dye is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye
    • Paradise
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Bolivar
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Bolivar is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
    • Era
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Bridgeport
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Lake Bridgeport is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Bridgeport
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 405 people
    • New Fairview
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • New Fairview is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fairview
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
      • Former name for New Fairview:
      • Fairview
    • Boyd
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Ponder
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Krum
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Krum is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krum
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,412 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Krum <6>
    • Bowie
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Bowie is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,140 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowie <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 Wise County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 helpful 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 Wise 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 #1381705  (Cottonwood Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1381705 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: Wise
      • Est. Elev: 272 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: New Harp
      • Location given for Cottonwood Cemetery:
      • Lat: 33.3787237     Lon: -97.5558607
      • 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 Wise, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.