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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Buttry. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Buttry to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Buttry, please Contact Us.
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 Buttry (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 Buttry. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Buttry is historic, it would have been located within present day Benton County.
To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Benton County: Carroll, Madison, Washington, Barry (MO), McDonald (MO), Adair (OK) & Delaware (OK).
Below are the counties that are near Buttry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Buttry:
- Benton County (The home county of Buttry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Buttry, with the one closest to Buttry listed first.
- Brightwater
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Brightwater is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightwater
- Pea Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Garfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Avoca
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Avoca is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Little Flock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Little Flock is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Flock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,812 people
- Gateway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Puckett ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Puckett is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett
- Clantonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Clantonville is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clantonville
- Prairie Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Prairie Creek is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Creek
- Rogers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lost Bridge Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lost Bridge Village is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Bridge Village
- Bella Vista
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buttry, with the one closest to Buttry listed first.
- Mundell ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mundell is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mundell
- Beaver
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Gaskins ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Gaskins is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaskins
- Eureka Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Holiday Island
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Winona Springs ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Winona Springs is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona Springs
- Berryville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Polo ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Polo is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo
- Urbanette
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Urbanette is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbanette
- Conway County
- Grandview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Grandview is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buttry, with the one closest to Buttry listed first.
- Whitener
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Whitener is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitener
- Hindsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wesley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wesley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buttry, with the one closest to Buttry listed first.
- War Eagle Cove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- War Eagle Cove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War Eagle Cove
- Blue Springs Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Blue Springs Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs Village
- Springdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Elm Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sonora
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Sonora is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora
- Spring Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Spring Valley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Johnson
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Johnson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,771 people
- Mayfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Mayfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Tontitown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Goshen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Wheeler
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wheeler is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Fayetteville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Barry County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Buttry, with the one closest to Buttry listed first.
- Seligman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Seligman is located in Barry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seligman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Washburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ridgley is located in Barry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgley
- Exeter
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Thompsons Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Thompsons Corner is located in Barry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsons Corner
- Eagle Rock
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cassville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Chain-O-Lakes
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Chain-O-Lakes is located in Barry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain-O-Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Wheaton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Butterfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Butterfield is located in Barry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
- Golden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Emerald Beach
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Emerald Beach is located in Barry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- McDonald County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Buttry, with the one closest to Buttry listed first.
- Powell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Powell is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Jane
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jane is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jane
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jane <2>
- Rocky Comfort
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Rocky Comfort is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Comfort
- Pineville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Wylie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wylie is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylie
- Lanagan
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Ginger Blue
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Ginger Blue is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginger Blue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Noel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Noel is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noel <2>
- Anderson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Erie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Erie is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Goodman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- South West City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Newton County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Buttry, with the one closest to Buttry listed first.
- Stella
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Fairview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Boulder City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Boulder City is located in Newton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder City
- Stark City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Newtonia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Buttry, see our County-by-County Page for Buttry.
Cemeteries Near Buttry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Buttry.
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Buttry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Buttry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Buttry, with the one closest to Buttry listed first.
- Twelve Corners Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Patterson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Buttram Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pratt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Scott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Banks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dean Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pea Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hickman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tucks Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (279 more) ...
- Snoderley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Vincents Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Vincents Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Vincents Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<4> to the southwest of Avoca.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56132 <3>
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.
Buttry itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Buttry, with the one closest to Buttry listed first.
- Brightwater
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Brightwater is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightwater
- Pea Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mayflower
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mayflower is located in Barry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower
- Avoca
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Avoca is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Garfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Puckett ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Puckett is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett
- Seligman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Seligman is located in Barry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seligman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Rogers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bentonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Larue
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Larue is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larue
- Washburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Key ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Key is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Caverna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Caverna is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caverna
- Silver Springs ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Silver Springs is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Mundell ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mundell is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mundell
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Buttry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Buttry.
Newspapers Published in Buttry ...
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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Buttry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Buttry, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Buttry.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Buttry:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Benton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Conway County
- Madison County
- Washington County
- Barry County
- McDonald County
- Newton County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Buttry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 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. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Buttry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |