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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 Butler (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 Butler. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 north 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.

Butler is located in DeKalb County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of DeKalb County: Allen, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben, Defiance (OH) & Williams (OH).

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

  • DeKalb County     (The home county of Butler)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Butler, with the one closest to Butler listed first.
    • Moore
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Moore. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
      • Moore is located in DeKalb County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Moore
      • From Butler to Moore
    • Saint Joe
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Concord
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Waterloo
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterloo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
      • Waterloo is located in DeKalb County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,266 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterloo <2>
    • Spencerville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Auburn
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Ashley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley
      • Ashley is located in DeKalb County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 988 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashley <2>
    • Fairfield Center
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Corunna
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corunna have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corunna
      • Corunna is located in DeKalb County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
    • Garrett
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Altona
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Allen County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Butler, with the one closest to Butler listed first.
    • Grabill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Harlan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harlan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
      • Harlan is located in Allen County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harlan <2>
    • Leo-Cedarville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leo-Cedarville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo-Cedarville
      • Leo-Cedarville is located in Allen County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,882 people
    • Leo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Huntertown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodburn
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Ari
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Hacienda Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hacienda Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hacienda Village
      • Hacienda Village is located in Allen County
    • Edgerton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Wallen
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wallen. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallen
      • Wallen is located in Allen County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wallen
      • From Butler to Wallen
    • New Haven
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Dunn Mill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Zulu
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • LaGrange County
  • Noble County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Butler, with the one closest to Butler listed first.
    • Laotto
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laotto have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laotto
      • Laotto is located in Noble County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laotto <2>
    • Avilla
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Kendallville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kendallville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendallville
      • Kendallville is located in Noble County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,893 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kendallville <2>
    • Wakeville Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wakeville Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakeville Village
      • Wakeville Village is located in Noble County
    • Ege
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Rome City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rome City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome City
      • Rome City is located in Noble County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,400 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rome City <2>
    • Green Center
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Brimfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brimfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimfield
      • Brimfield is located in Noble County
    • Albion
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Port Mitchell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Merriam
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Steuben County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Butler, with the one closest to Butler listed first.
    • Hamilton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Russels Point
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Alvarado
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Pleasant Lake
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lake
      • Pleasant Lake is located in Steuben County
    • Hudson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
      • Hudson is located in Steuben County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <2>
    • Angola
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angola have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angola
      • Angola is located in Steuben County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,827 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angola <2>
    • York
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for York. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
      • York is located in Steuben County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to York
      • From Butler to York
    • Fremont
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fremont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
      • Fremont is located in Steuben County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,205 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <2>
    • Clear Lake
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clear Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
      • Clear Lake is located in Steuben County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Clear Lake
      • From Butler to Clear Lake
    • Ray
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Jamestown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Orland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orland
      • Orland is located in Steuben County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 426 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orland <2>
  • Whitley County
    • Churubusco
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Churubusco have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churubusco
      • Churubusco is located in Whitley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,999 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Churubusco <2>
  • Branch County (MI)
  • Hillsdale County (MI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Butler, with the one closest to Butler listed first.
    • Camden
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Montgomery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montgomery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
      • Montgomery is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
    • Buckeye ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Buckeye. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
      • Buckeye is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Buckeye
      • From Butler to Buckeye
    • Frontier
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frontier have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier
      • Frontier is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
    • Reading
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Ransom
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Defiance County (OH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Butler, with the one closest to Butler listed first.
    • Hicksville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Ney
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Sherwood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
      • Sherwood is located in Defiance County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 803 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherwood <2>
    • Defiance
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Williamstown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamstown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
      • Williamstown is located in Defiance County (OH)
  • Fulton County (OH)
  • Paulding County (OH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Butler, with the one closest to Butler listed first.
    • Link ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Link. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Link
      • Link is located in Paulding County (OH)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Link
      • From Butler to Link
    • Antwerp
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Knoxdale ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Knoxdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxdale
      • Knoxdale is located in Paulding County (OH)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Knoxdale
      • From Butler to Knoxdale
    • New Rochester ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Cecil
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Emmett
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Renollet ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Renollet. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renollet
      • Renollet is located in Paulding County (OH)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Renollet
      • From Butler to Renollet
    • Paulding
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paulding have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulding
      • Paulding is located in Paulding County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,414 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paulding <2>
    • Payne
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Worstville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Junction
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Latty
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Latty have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latty
      • Latty is located in Paulding County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
    • McGill ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McGill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGill
      • McGill is located in Paulding County (OH)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to McGill
      • From Butler to McGill
  • Williams County (OH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Butler, with the one closest to Butler listed first.
    • Edgerton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Denmark ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Denmark. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
      • Denmark is located in Williams County (OH)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Denmark
      • From Butler to Denmark
    • Blakeslee
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blakeslee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakeslee
      • Blakeslee is located in Williams County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blakeslee <2>
    • Edon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edon
      • Edon is located in Williams County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 807 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edon <2>
    • Melbern
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Columbia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Bryan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Cooney
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cooney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooney
      • Cooney is located in Williams County (OH)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cooney
      • From Butler to Cooney
    • Ainger
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Montpelier
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montpelier have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
      • Montpelier is located in Williams County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,907 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montpelier <2>
    • Pulaski
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Northwest
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Northwest. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest
      • Northwest is located in Williams County (OH)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Northwest
      • From Butler to Northwest
    • Holiday City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday City
      • Holiday City is located in Williams County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people

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

Cemeteries Near Butler ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Butler.

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

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

  • Rude Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rude Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rude Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Krontz Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Krontz Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Krontz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kraft Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kraft Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kraft Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wartenbe Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wartenbe Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wartenbe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Farnham Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farnham Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farnham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Clarksville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clarksville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clarksville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ridge Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Eddy Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eddy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eddy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lutz Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lutz Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lutz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cosper Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cosper Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cosper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (304 more) ...
    • Jenkins Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jenkins Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jenkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Alton Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Hamilton Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Butler had a population of 2,521 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Butler had a population of 2,719 people.

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

  • Moore
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Moore. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
    • Moore is located in DeKalb County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Moore
    • From Butler to Moore
  • Artic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Artic have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artic
    • Artic is located in DeKalb County
  • Newville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
    • Newville is located in DeKalb County
  • Edgerton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Hamilton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Concord
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Waterloo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterloo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
    • Waterloo is located in DeKalb County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,266 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterloo <2>
  • Blakeslee
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blakeslee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakeslee
    • Blakeslee is located in Williams County (OH)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blakeslee <2>
  • Summit
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
    • Summit is located in DeKalb County
  • Auburn
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Spencerville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Hicksville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
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    • Cicero ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cicero have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicero
      • Cicero is located in Defiance County (OH)
    • Edon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edon
      • Edon is located in Williams County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 807 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edon <2>
    • Alvarado
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Butler ...

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 105 newspapers that have been published in the area around Butler.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Butler. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Butler and those printed in the larger area surrounding Butler.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<6> of Butler.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy 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 information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Butler:

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

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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 Butler, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Butler. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4298, Longitude: -84.8713    









 

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