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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 Cottonwood (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 Cottonwood. 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.

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 southwest 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 south.

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 south 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.

Cottonwood is located in Erath 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 Erath County: Bosque, Comanche, Eastland, Hamilton, Hood, Palo Pinto & Somervell.

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

  • Erath County     (The home county of Cottonwood)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cottonwood, with the one closest to Cottonwood listed first.
    • Harbin
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbin
      • Harbin is located in Erath County
    • Dublin
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dublin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
      • Dublin is located in Erath County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,552 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dublin <2>
    • Alexander
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
      • Alexander is located in Erath County
    • Bunyan
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunyan
      • Bunyan is located in Erath County
    • Clairette
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clairette
      • Clairette is located in Erath County
    • Stephenville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Lingleville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lingleville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lingleville
      • Lingleville is located in Erath County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lingleville <2>
    • Duffau
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffau
      • Duffau is located in Erath County
    • Hannibal
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hannibal. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannibal
      • Hannibal is located in Erath County
    • Morgan Mill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morgan Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Mill
      • Morgan Mill is located in Erath County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morgan Mill <2>
    • Chalk Mountain
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Mountain
      • Chalk Mountain is located in Erath County
    • Bluff Dale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Bosque County
    • Iredell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iredell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iredell
      • Iredell is located in Bosque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 340 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iredell <2>
  • Comanche County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cottonwood, with the one closest to Cottonwood listed first.
    • Wilson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
      • Wilson is located in Comanche County
    • Proctor
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Proctor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
      • Proctor is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Proctor <2>
    • Comyn
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comyn
      • Comyn is located in Comanche County
    • Ararat ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ararat. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ararat
      • Ararat is located in Comanche County
    • De Leon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Gustine
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gustine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gustine
      • Gustine is located in Comanche County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gustine <2>
    • Rucker
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
      • Rucker is located in Comanche County
    • Comanche
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Duster
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Duster. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duster
      • Duster is located in Comanche County
    • Energy
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Newburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
      • Newburg is located in Comanche County
    • Sidney
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidney have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
      • Sidney is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <2>
  • Eastland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cottonwood, with the one closest to Cottonwood listed first.
    • Desdemona
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Gorman
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gorman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorman
      • Gorman is located in Eastland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,033 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gorman <2>
    • Kokomo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokomo
      • Kokomo is located in Eastland County
  • Hamilton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cottonwood, with the one closest to Cottonwood listed first.
    • Carlton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Hico
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
      • Hico is located in Hamilton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,437 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hico <2>
    • Spurlin ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spurlin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurlin
      • Spurlin is located in Hamilton County
    • Agee ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Agee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agee
      • Agee is located in Hamilton County
    • Hamilton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Pottsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
      • Pottsville is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pottsville <2>
    • Lanham
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lanham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanham
      • Lanham is located in Hamilton County
  • Hood County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cottonwood, with the one closest to Cottonwood listed first.
    • Paluxy
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paluxy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paluxy
      • Paluxy is located in Hood County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paluxy <2>
    • Hill City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hill City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
      • Hill City is located in Hood County
    • Tolar
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Somervell County
    • Glass
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass
      • Glass is located in Somervell County

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

Cemeteries Near Cottonwood ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cottonwood.

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 Cottonwood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Live Oak Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Live Oak Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Live Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Heavenly Branch Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Heavenly Branch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Heavenly Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lower Green Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lower Green Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lower Green Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Dublin Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Dublin Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Dublin Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Upper Green Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Upper Green Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Upper Green Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bowman Ridge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowman Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bowman Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Live Oak Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Live Oak Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Live Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hancock Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hancock Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hancock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Caudle Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Caudle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Caudle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hickey Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hickey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hickey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Erath Garden of Memory
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Erath Garden of Memory
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Erath Garden of Memory have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (124 more) ...
    • Cow Creek Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cow Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cow Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Barbee Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Pecan Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pecan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pecan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<4>

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

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

  • Harbin
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbin
    • Harbin is located in Erath County
  • Dublin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dublin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
    • Dublin is located in Erath County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,552 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dublin <2>
  • Alexander
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
    • Alexander is located in Erath County
  • Bunyan
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunyan
    • Bunyan is located in Erath County
  • Proctor
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Proctor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
    • Proctor is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Proctor <2>
  • Wilson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
    • Wilson is located in Comanche County
  • Stephenville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Highland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
    • Highland is located in Erath County
  • Lingleville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lingleville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lingleville
    • Lingleville is located in Erath County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lingleville <2>
  • Selden
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selden
    • Selden is located in Erath County
  • Carlton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Hazeldell
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazeldell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazeldell
    • Hazeldell is located in Comanche County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Victor
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
      • Victor is located in Erath County
    • De Leon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Downing
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
      • Downing is located in Comanche County

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

Newspapers Published in Cottonwood ...

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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cottonwood.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cottonwood, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cottonwood.

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 websites either 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 Cottonwood:

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Cottonwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cottonwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.0893, Longitude: -98.2898       In this case, the coordinates for Cottonwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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