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A visit to the Twin Buttes 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 Twin Buttes Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Twin Buttes Cemetery:

31.9042, -111.0669

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Twin Buttes Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Twin Buttes Cemetery is located in Pima County<2>.

The county seat for Pima County is located in Tucson. Tucson lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Twin Buttes Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Twin Buttes Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 26 miles [41.8 km] of the Twin Buttes Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Twin Buttes Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Green Valley Memorial Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Continental Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Amado Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • The Amado Cemetery is located in Santa Cruz County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amado Cemetery
    • The Amado Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Amado Pioneer Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2474635 <5>
  • Monte Calvario Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • San Xavier Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • The San Xavier Cemetery is located in Pima County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Xavier Cemetery
  • Helvetia Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • The Helvetia Cemetery is located in Pima County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helvetia Cemetery
  • South Lawn Memorial Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Tubac Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Cerro Colorado Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Greaterville Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Alto Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Armory Park Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • The Armory Park Cemetery is located in Pima County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armory Park Cemetery
    • The Armory Park Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Military Plaza Park Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Tumacacori Mission Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • St. Joseph's Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Salero Ranch Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Vail Childrens' Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • The Vail Childrens' Cemetery is located in Pima County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vail Childrens' Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Vail Childrens' Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Vail.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2313569 <5>
    • Otero Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • The Otero Cemetery is located in Santa Cruz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otero Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Otero Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Rio Rico.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2544027 <5>
    • Rincon Congregational Church Columbarium
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Evergreen Memorial Park
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Holy Hope Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • The Holy Hope Cemetery is located in Pima County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Hope Cemetery
    • Tucson Pioneer Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Pima County Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • The Pima County Cemetery is located in Pima County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pima County Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Twin Buttes Cemetery.

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

  • Sahuarita
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Green Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continental ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Continental is located in Pima County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Continental
  • East Sahuarita
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • East Sahuarita is located in Pima County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sahuarita
  • Arivaca Junction
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Arivaca Junction is located in Pima County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arivaca Junction
  • Amado
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Summit
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Summit is located in Pima County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
  • Madera Canyon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Helvetia ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Helvetia is located in Pima County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helvetia
  • Drexel Heights
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Drexel Heights is located in Pima County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drexel Heights
  • Corona de Tucson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Corona de Tucson is located in Pima County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona de Tucson
  • Three Points
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Three Points is located in Pima County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Points
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Tubac
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Wilmot
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Wilmot is located in Pima County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
    • Littletown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Littletown is located in Pima County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littletown
    • Drexel - Alvernon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Drexel - Alvernon is located in Pima County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drexel - Alvernon
    • Tucson Estates
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Tucson Estates is located in Pima County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucson Estates
    • Greaterville ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Greaterville is located in Pima County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greaterville
    • Esmond
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Esmond is located in Pima County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmond
    • South Tucson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • South Tucson is located in Pima County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tucson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,742 people
    • Alto ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Alto is located in Santa Cruz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
    • Kentucky Camp ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Kentucky Camp is located in Santa Cruz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky Camp
    • Vail
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Vandenberg Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Vandenberg Village is located in Pima County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandenberg Village
    • Tumacacori - Carmen
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Tumacacori - Carmen is located in Santa Cruz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumacacori - Carmen
    • Tumacacori
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Tucson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)

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 Twin Buttes Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pima County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Twin Buttes 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 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 Twin Buttes Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Arizona:
  • Pages specific to Pima 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 Twin Buttes Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #15649  (Twin Buttes Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #15649 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: Pima
      • Est. Elev: 1068 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Twin Buttes
      • Location given for Twin Buttes Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.9042496     Lon: -111.0664823
      • 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 Arizona's counties, including Pima, 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' (or 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- Twin Buttes 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.
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