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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 Two Buttes (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 Two Buttes. 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 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.

Two Buttes is located in Baca County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Baca County: Bent, Las Animas, Prowers, Morton (KS), Stanton (KS), Union (NM) & Cimarron (OK).

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

  • Baca County     (The home county of Two Buttes)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Two Buttes, with the one closest to Two Buttes listed first.
    • Minneapolis
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Minneapolis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneapolis
      • Minneapolis is located in Baca County
    • Vilas
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vilas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
      • Vilas is located in Baca County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vilas <3>
    • Walsh
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walsh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walsh
      • Walsh is located in Baca County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 513 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walsh <3>
    • Springfield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
      • Springfield is located in Baca County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,364 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <3>
    • Stonington
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Pritchett
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pritchett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchett
      • Pritchett is located in Baca County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pritchett <3>
  • Stanton County (KS)
    • Manter
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manter
      • Manter is located in Stanton County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manter <3>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Two Buttes ...

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 13 newspapers that have been published in the area around Two Buttes.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Two Buttes. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Two Buttes and those printed in the larger area surrounding Two Buttes.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4> of Two Buttes.

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 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 Two Buttes:

Cemeteries Near Two Buttes ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Two Buttes.

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

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

  • Two Buttes Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Minneapolis Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Butte Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Butte Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butte Cemetery
  • Vilas Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vilas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vilas Cemetery
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
  • Springfield Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Amerine Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Boston Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Konantz Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Konantz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Konantz Cemetery
  • Garder Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garder Cemetery
  • Stonington Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stonington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stonington Cemetery
  • Rodley Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rodley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rodley Cemetery
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Maxey Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maxey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maxey Cemetery
    • Pritchett Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pritchett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pritchett Cemetery
    • Minter Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Minter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Minter 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.<6>

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

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

  • Minneapolis
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Minneapolis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneapolis
    • Minneapolis is located in Baca County
  • Vilas
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vilas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
    • Vilas is located in Baca County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vilas <3>
  • Springfield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
    • Springfield is located in Baca County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,364 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <3>
  • Boston ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boston came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
    • Boston is located in Baca County
  • Stonington
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Brookfield ‑ Historic
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
    • Brookfield is located in Baca County
  • Hatton
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hatton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
    • Hatton is located in Hamilton County (KS)

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

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

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.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>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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Two Buttes) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Two Buttes. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5608, Longitude: -102.3970    
<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>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 Two Buttes, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<7>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.




 

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