A visit to the Belle Vista 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 Belle Vista Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Belle Vista Cemetery:
37.8237, -96.8403
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Belle Vista Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Belle Vista Cemetery is located in Butler County<2>.
The county seat for Butler County is located in El Dorado. El Dorado lies just to the west southwest of the Belle Vista Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Belle Vista Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Belle Vista Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Belle Vista Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sunset Lawns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Sunset Lawns Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Lawns Cemetery
- Foster Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Foster Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Cemetery
- Walnut Valley Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sherman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sherman Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman Cemetery
- Pontiac Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Pontiac Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Economy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Economy Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy Cemetery
- Chelsea Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Chelsea Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea Cemetery
- Towanda Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Towanda Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towanda Cemetery
- Sutton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Sutton Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton Cemetery
- Butts - Wakefield Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ridgeway Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Ridgeway Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Brown Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Brown Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Leon.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2378393 <5>
- Quito Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Quito Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quito Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Garrison Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Garrison Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison Cemetery
- Leon Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Leon Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon Cemetery
- Elmwood Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- Potwin Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Potwin Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potwin Cemetery
- McGill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shafer Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Shafer Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shafer Cemetery
- Blankenship Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Blankenship Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blankenship Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Belle Vista Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Belle Vista Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- El Dorado
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Prospect
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Prospect is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Pontiac
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pontiac is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
- Chelsea ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chelsea is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Midian
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Midian is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midian
- Hopkins
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hopkins is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins
- Towanda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Haverhill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Haverhill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill
- Pickrell Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pickrell Corner is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickrell Corner
- Leon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Leon is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
- Leon has also been known as:
- West Leon
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leon <6>
- De Graff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- De Graff is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Graff
- Augusta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Rosalia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Potwin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Potwin is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
- Aikman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Aikman is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aikman
- Benton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lorena
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lorena is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorena
- Keighley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Keighley is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keighley
- Bois d'Arc
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bois d'Arc is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bois d'Arc
- Brainerd
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brainerd is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainerd
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 Belle Vista Cemetery. The following communities are located in Butler County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Belle Vista Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Andover
- Augusta
- Brainerd
- El Dorado
- Potwin
- Rosalia
- Towanda
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Belle Vista Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- 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 Belle Vista Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #474599 (Belle Vista Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #474599 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: 401 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: El Dorado
- Location given for Belle Vista Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.8233512 Lon: -96.8405849
- 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 Kansas' 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Belle Vista 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. |