A visit to the Butler 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 Butler Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Butler Cemetery:
34.8276, -87.3628
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Butler Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Butler Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County<2>.
The county seat for Lauderdale County is located in Florence. Florence lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the west of the Butler Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Butler Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 32 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Butler Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Butler Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Belew Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Belew Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belew Cemetery
- Ingram Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Ingram Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram Cemetery
- Butler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Thornton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Thornton Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton Cemetery
- Thornton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Thornton Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton Cemetery
- Whitehead Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Whitehead Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehead Cemetery
- Barkley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Barkley Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Barkley Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Elgin.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21402 <5>
- Houston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Houston Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Cemetery
- Westmoreland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Westmoreland Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmoreland Cemetery
- Weaver Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Weaver Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Cemetery
- Fuqual Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Fuqual Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuqual Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Oliver - Bedingfield Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ray Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Ray Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Cemetery
- Harvey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Harvey Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey Cemetery
- Rice Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Butler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Troupe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Troupe Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troupe Cemetery
- Berry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Berry Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Cemetery
- Gibson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Gibson Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
- Yates Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Yates Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Cemetery
- Nance Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Nance Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nance Cemetery
- Haraway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Haraway Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haraway Cemetery
- Little Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Little Zion Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Zion Cemetery
- Cunningham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Cunningham Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Weaver Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Weaver Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Cemetery
- Civitan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Civitan Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Civitan Cemetery
- McCartney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The McCartney Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCartney Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Butler Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Butler Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Belleview ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Belleview is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Wheeler Dam Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wheeler Dam Village is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Dam Village
- Elgin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Elgin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Rogersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rogersville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,293 people
- Former name for Rogersville:
- Rodgersville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <6>
- Red Bank
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Red Bank is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Cedar Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Corum ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Corum is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corum
- Beach Grove ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Beach Grove is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Grove
- Dells Vista Shores
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dells Vista Shores is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dells Vista Shores
- Comer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Comer is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
- Confluence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Confluence is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
- Estep ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Estep is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Anderson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Anderson is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Ford City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ford City is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
- Arkdell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Arkdell is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkdell
- Lexington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Killen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Town Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- North Courtland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- North Courtland is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
- Atlas ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Atlas is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Davidsons Cross Roads ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Courtland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Slabtown ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Slabtown is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Nitrate City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nitrate City is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitrate City
- Leighton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Belew ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Belew is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belew
- Lentzville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lentzville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentzville
- Cairo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cairo is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Bethel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Bailey Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bailey Springs is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Springs
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 Butler Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lauderdale County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Butler Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bailey Springs
- Courtland
- Leighton
- Rogersville
- Town Creek
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Butler Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Lauderdale 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 Butler Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #115310 (Butler Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #115310 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: Lauderdale
- Est. Elev: 198 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rogersville
- Location given for Butler Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.8275867 Lon: -87.3627991
- 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 Alabama's counties, including Lauderdale, 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- Butler 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. |