A visit to the Butter Ridge 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 Butter Ridge Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Butter Ridge Cemetery:
37.2892, -89.1620
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Butter Ridge Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Butter Ridge Cemetery is located in Pulaski County<2>.
The county seat for Pulaski County is located in Mound City. Mound City lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south of the Butter Ridge Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Butter Ridge Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Butter Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ullin City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Ullin City Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ullin City Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Cache Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Cache Chapel Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cache Chapel Cemetery
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Mize Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mize Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize Cemetery
- Eastwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Eastwood Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood Cemetery
- Henderson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
- Manwaring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Manwaring Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manwaring Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Sheffer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Sheffer Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffer Cemetery
- American Legion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sims Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Sims Cemetery is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Weese Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Weese Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weese Cemetery
- Provo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Provo Cemetery is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provo Cemetery
- Lackey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Lackey Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Hinkle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Hinkle Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkle Cemetery
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 Butter Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Butter Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ullin
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Perks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dongola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pulaski
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Elco
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Tamms
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Olmsted
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Grand Chain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- New Grand Chain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- New Grand Chain is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Grand Chain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Diswood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Diswood is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diswood
- Villa Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Villa Ridge is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Ridge
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Cypress
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Karnak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dutch Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dutch Mills is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Mills
- Hodges Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hodges Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Park
- Unity
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mounds
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mounds is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
- Anna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jonesboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Belknap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Olive Branch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Reynoldsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Reynoldsville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
- Cache
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Frog City ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Frog City is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog City
- Mound City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
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 Butter Ridge Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pulaski County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Butter Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Anna
- Anna lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Butter Ridge Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Anna.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Dongola
- Jonesboro
- Mound City
- Mounds
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 helpful 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 Butter Ridge Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Pulaski 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 Butter Ridge Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #405302 (Butter Ridge Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #405302 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: Pulaski
- Est. Elev: 103 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dongola
- Location given for Butter Ridge Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.2892173 Lon: -89.1620216
- 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 Illinois' counties, including Pulaski, 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- Butter Ridge 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |