A visit to the Butler County Poor Farm 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 County Poor Farm Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Butler County Poor Farm Cemetery:
42.7430, -92.7330
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Butler County Poor Farm Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Butler County Poor Farm Cemetery is located in Butler County<2>.
The county seat for Butler County is located in Allison. Allison lies just to the west northwest of the Butler County Poor Farm Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Butler County Poor Farm Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Butler County Poor Farm Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Butler County Poor Farm Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Allison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Allison Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Allison Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Allison.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94157 <5>
- Butler Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lynwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lynwood Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynwood Cemetery
- Coster Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Coster Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coster Cemetery
- Old Town Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Old Town Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Cemetery
- Old Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Cemetery
- Jungling Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Jungling Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jungling Cemetery
- Lowell Town Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Lowell Town Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell Town Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lowell Town Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Clarksville.
- The Lowell Town Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lowell Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95351 <5>
- New Albion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The New Albion Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albion Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Coldwater Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Coldwater Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater Cemetery
- South Vilmar Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The South Vilmar Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vilmar Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Riverside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Wilmar Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Wilmar Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmar Cemetery
- Hitesville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Hitesville Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitesville Cemetery
- Monroe Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Monroe Twp. Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Twp. Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brethren Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Brethren Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brethren Cemetery
- Hardemen Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Hardemen Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardemen Cemetery
- Old Bristow Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Old Bristow Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bristow Cemetery
- South Bristow Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Butler County Poor Farm Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Butler County Poor Farm Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Butler Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Butler Center is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Center
- Allison
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Clarksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Coster
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Coster is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coster
- Shell Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bristow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bristow is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Kesley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kesley is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kesley
- Parkersburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Greene
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Finchford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Finchford is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchford
- Plainfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dumont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Aplington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Hartford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Waverly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Horton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Horton is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Austinville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Austinville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Stout
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Stout is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Janesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Aredale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Buck Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Buck Grove is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Grove
- Sinclair
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sinclair is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair
- Marble Rock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fern
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Fern is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
- Aureola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Aureola is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aureola
- Bremer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bremer is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremer
- Nashua
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
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 County Poor Farm Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Butler County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Butler County Poor Farm Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Allison
- Allison lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Butler County Poor Farm Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Allison.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison
- Aplington
- Butler Center
- Clarksville
- Dumont
- Greene
- Greene lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Butler County Poor Farm Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Greene.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Marble Rock
- Nashua
- Nashua lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Butler County Poor Farm Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Nashua.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Plainfield
- Shell Rock
- Waverly
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 professional and volunteer 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 County Poor Farm Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Butler 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 County Poor Farm Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1945411 (Butler County Poor Farm Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1945411 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: Butler
- Est. Elev: 311 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Coster
- Location given for Butler County Poor Farm Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.7430338 Lon: -92.7329713
- 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 Butler, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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 County Poor Farm 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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