A visit to the James Butts Family 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 James Butts Family Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the James Butts Family Cemetery:
33.2240, -83.1540
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the James Butts Family Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The James Butts Family Cemetery is located in Hancock County<2>.
The county seat for Hancock County is located in Sparta. Sparta lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east northeast of the James Butts Family Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the James Butts Family Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from James Butts Family Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Binion Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Island Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- McDonald Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bob Jones Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Simmons Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Harper Family Cemetery #2
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lillie Rhodes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- West Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The West Family Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Family Cemetery
- Jones Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Jones Chapel Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Chapel Cemetery
- Quinn - Arnold Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Walls Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Walls Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walls Cemetery
- Amoss Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Amoss Family Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoss Family Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Reynolds Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Thornton Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bass - Coleman Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bass Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Bass Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Cemetery
- Butts - Wright Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mayweather Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clayton - Bonner Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sanford Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sanford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Sanford Cemetery is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford Cemetery
- Arnold Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Arnold Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Cemetery
- Devereux Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hall Chapel AME Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Harper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Harper Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the James Butts Family Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from James Butts Family Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Zebulon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Zebulon is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebulon
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,228 people
- Meriwether
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Milledgeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dennis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dennis is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Sparta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hardwick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hallwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hallwood is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallwood
- Oconee Old Town ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Oconee Old Town is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee Old Town
- Eatonton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brown's Crossing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brown's Crossing is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown's Crossing
- Resseaus Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Resseaus Crossroads is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resseaus Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 63 people
- Mount Pleasant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Goat Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Goat Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goat Town
- Deepstep
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Springfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Springfield is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Coopers
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Coopers is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers
- Jefferson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- White Plains
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Ethridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Ethridge is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethridge
- Haddock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fortville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fortville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortville
- Warthen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Jewell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Siloam
(22 miles [35.4 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 James Butts Family Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hancock County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The James Butts Family Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Eatonton
- Milledgeville
- Sparta
- Sparta lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the James Butts Family Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sparta.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
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 James Butts Family Cemetery:
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- Pages specific to Hancock 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 James Butts Family Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1985783 (James Butts Family Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1985783 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: Hancock
- Est. Elev: 139 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lake Sinclair East
- Location given for James Butts Family Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.2240309 Lon: -83.1540422
- 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 Georgia's counties, including Hancock, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- James Butts Family 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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