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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 Buttermilk (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 Buttermilk. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Buttermilk is located in Comanche County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Comanche County: Barber, Clark, Kiowa, Harper (OK) & Woods (OK).

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

  • Comanche County     (The home county of Buttermilk)
  • Barber County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buttermilk, with the one closest to Buttermilk listed first.
    • Aetna ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Deerhead
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Deerhead. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerhead
      • Deerhead is located in Barber County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Deerhead
      • From Buttermilk to Deerhead
    • Sun City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun City
      • Sun City is located in Barber County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun City <1>
    • Eldred ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eldred. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldred
      • Eldred is located in Barber County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Eldred
      • From Buttermilk to Eldred
  • Clark County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buttermilk, with the one closest to Buttermilk listed first.
    • Sitka
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sitka. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
      • Sitka is located in Clark County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sitka
      • From Buttermilk to Sitka
    • Lexington
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lexington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
      • Lexington is located in Clark County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lexington
      • From Buttermilk to Lexington
    • Ashland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Kiowa County
  • Harper County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buttermilk, with the one closest to Buttermilk listed first.
    • Charleston ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Charleston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
      • Charleston is located in Harper County (OK)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Charleston
      • From Buttermilk to Charleston
    • Selman
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Buffalo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Woods County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Buttermilk, with the one closest to Buttermilk listed first.
    • Freedom
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freedom have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
      • Freedom is located in Woods County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freedom <1>
    • Winchester
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Winchester. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
      • Winchester is located in Woods County (OK)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Winchester
      • From Buttermilk to Winchester
    • Haskew ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haskew came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskew
      • Haskew is located in Woods County (OK)

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

Cemeteries Near Buttermilk ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Buttermilk.

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

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

  • Avilla Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Avilla Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Avilla Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mennonite Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Coy Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Nescatunga Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nescatunga Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nescatunga Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Crown Hill Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crown Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crown Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Protection Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cowboy Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Lookout Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Willow Creek Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willow Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willow Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lutheran Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Powell Twp. Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Powell Twp. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Powell Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hopewell Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopewell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (25 more) ...
    • Goldenrod Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goldenrod Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goldenrod Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Spring Valley Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Valley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<6>

While we didn't find Buttermilk in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Buttermilk.

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

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

Newspapers Published in Buttermilk ...

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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Buttermilk.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Buttermilk, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<7>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Buttermilk.

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 helpful 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 Buttermilk:

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

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<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>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<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>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 Buttermilk, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<7>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 from Point A (ie- Buttermilk) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Buttermilk. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1058, Longitude: -99.3249    









 

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