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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Cotton Center (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Cotton Center. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for Cotton Center ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Cotton Center: Cotton Ctr. (or less commonly used: Cotton Cen., Cotton Cent. or Cotton Cntr.)

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Cotton Center is located in Hale County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hale County: Castro, Crosby, Floyd, Hockley, Lamb, Lubbock & Swisher.

Below are the counties that are near Cotton Center. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cotton Center:

  • Hale County     (The home county of Cotton Center)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cotton Center, with the one closest to Cotton Center listed first.
    • Hale Center
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Hale City ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hale City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale City
      • Hale City is located in Hale County
    • Abernathy
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Edmonson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edmonson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonson
      • Edmonson is located in Hale County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edmonson <1>
    • Plainview
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Seth Ward
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seth Ward
      • Seth Ward is located in Hale County
    • Petersburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Castro County
    • Hart
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hart have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
      • Hart is located in Castro County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,016 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hart <1>
  • Crosby County
    • Estacado ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estacado
      • Estacado is located in Crosby County
  • Floyd County
    • Aiken
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aiken have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken
      • Aiken is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aiken <1>
  • Hockley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cotton Center, with the one closest to Cotton Center listed first.
    • Anton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anton
      • Anton is located in Hockley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,089 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anton <1>
    • Roundup
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundup
      • Roundup is located in Hockley County
    • Whitharral
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitharral have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitharral
      • Whitharral is located in Hockley County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitharral <1>
    • Smyer
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smyer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyer
      • Smyer is located in Hockley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smyer <1>
  • Lamb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cotton Center, with the one closest to Cotton Center listed first.
    • Hart Camp ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hart Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Camp
      • Hart Camp is located in Lamb County
    • Spade
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spade
      • Spade is located in Lamb County
    • Fieldton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fieldton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldton
      • Fieldton is located in Lamb County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fieldton <1>
    • Olton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Littlefield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littlefield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield
      • Littlefield is located in Lamb County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,755 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Littlefield <1>
    • Springlake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springlake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springlake
      • Springlake is located in Lamb County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springlake <1>
    • Amherst
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Earth
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earth
      • Earth is located in Lamb County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 951 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earth <1>
    • Sudan
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sudan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudan
      • Sudan is located in Lamb County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sudan <1>
  • Lubbock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cotton Center, with the one closest to Cotton Center listed first.
    • Shallowater
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • New Deal
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Deal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Deal
      • New Deal is located in Lubbock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
    • Becton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becton
      • Becton is located in Lubbock County
    • Heckville ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heckville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heckville
      • Heckville is located in Lubbock County
    • Reese Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reese Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese Village
      • Reese Village is located in Lubbock County
    • Kitalou
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitalou
      • Kitalou is located in Lubbock County
    • Idalou
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Lubbock
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Swisher County
    • Kress
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cotton Center, see our County-by-County Page for Cotton Center.

Newspapers Published in Cotton Center ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cotton Center.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cotton Center, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cotton Center.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Cotton Center:

Cemeteries Near Cotton Center ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cotton Center.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cotton Center covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cotton Center, with the one closest to Cotton Center listed first.

  • Center Plains Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Hale Center Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Halfway Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Halfway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Halfway Cemetery
  • Strip / Pearce Chapel Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Strip / Pearce Chapel Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Abernathy.
    • The Strip / Pearce Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Pearce Chapel Cemetery
    • Strip Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Strip / Pearce Chapel Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7115 <4>
  • Anton Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Olton Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olton Cemetery
  • Plainview Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plainview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plainview Cemetery
  • Plainview Memorial Park
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
  • Littlefield Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Littlefield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Littlefield Cemetery
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
  • Becton Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Petersburg Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Petersburg Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Petersburg.
      • The Petersburg Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Veterans Memorial Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Petersburg Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #150702 <4>
    • Whitharral Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitharral Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitharral Cemetery
    • Amherst Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Amherst Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Amherst Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

While we didn't find Cotton Center in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cotton Center.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Cotton Center, with the one closest to Cotton Center listed first.

  • Hale City ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hale City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale City
    • Hale City is located in Hale County
  • Plainview
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Lubbock
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Estacado ‑ Historic
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estacado
    • Estacado is located in Crosby County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cotton Center. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cotton Center.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cotton Center. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cotton Center) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cotton Center. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9918, Longitude: -101.9929    
<4>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.
<5>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Cotton Center, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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