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:
41.9364, -95.4631
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 Crawford County<2>.
The county seat for Crawford County is located in Denison. Denison lies just to the northeast 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 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Butler Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Butler Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Crawford County Home Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Dow City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Dow City Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dow City Cemetery
- Buck Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Buck Grove Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Grove Cemetery
- Washington Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Washington Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gallands Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grove Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Grove Twp. Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Twp. Cemetery
- LDS Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The LDS Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LDS Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Crawford Heights Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Willow Twp. Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Twp. Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Emmanuel Evangelican Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Old Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Catholic Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Catholic Cemetery
- St. Rose of Lima Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Rose of Lima Catholic Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Rose of Lima Catholic Cemetery
- The St. Rose of Lima Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Rose of Lima Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96268 <5>
- Valley View Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Valley View Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Doyle Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Doyle Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Union Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Twp. Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Twp. Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 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:
- Arion
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Arion is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Dow City
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bell is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- Buck Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Buck Grove is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
- Kenwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Kenwood is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
- Sunset Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset Village is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Denison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dunlap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Defiance
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Defiance is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defiance
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Earling
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Earling is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
- Astor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Astor is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astor
- Charter Oak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Manilla
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Deloit
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Deloit is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deloit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
- Panama
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ricketts
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ricketts is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricketts
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Ute
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Westphalia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Westphalia is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Vail
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Schleswig
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Irwin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Aspinwall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Aspinwall is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspinwall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Soldier
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
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 Crawford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Butler Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Charter Oak
- Denison
- Dow City
- Dunlap
- Irwin
- Soldier
- Vail
- Vail lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Butler Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Vail.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vail
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Butler Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Crawford 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 #455019 (Butler Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #455019 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: Crawford
- Est. Elev: 360 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dow City
- Location given for Butler Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.9363773 Lon: -95.463056
- 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 Iowa's counties, including Crawford, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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. |