A visit to the Butner 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 Butner Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Butner Cemetery:
37.4873, -95.9064
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Butner Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Butner Cemetery is located in Wilson County<2>.
The county seat for Wilson County is located in Fredonia. Fredonia lies just to the northeast of the Butner Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Butner Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Butner Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Butner Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bachelder Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Bachelder Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachelder Cemetery
- Weakley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Weakley Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weakley Cemetery
- Fredonia City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Fredonia City Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fredonia City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Fredonia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #718034 <5>
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Upola Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Upola Cemetery is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upola Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Old Tailor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Busby Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Busby Cemetery is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby Cemetery
- Cheatham Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Cheatham Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheatham Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The White Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- St. Francis Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The St. Francis Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Francis Cemetery
- Hunter Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Hunter Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Wade Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Wade Cemetery is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade Cemetery
- Farm Ridge Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Farm Ridge Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farm Ridge Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Summit Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Summit Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Cemetery
- Farmington Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Farmington Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Farmington Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the north of Fredonia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92461 <5>
- Longton Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Valley Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Valley Cemetery is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Valley Cemetery
- Star Center Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Star Center Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Center Cemetery
- Hatler Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Hatler Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatler Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Butner Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Butner Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Buxton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Buxton is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buxton
- New Albany
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- New Albany is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
- Fredonia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lafontaine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lafontaine is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafontaine
- Upola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Upola is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upola
- Busby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Busby is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
- Fall River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Valley is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Valley
- Benedict Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Benedict Junction is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benedict Junction
- Longton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Longton is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Former name for Longton:
- Elk Rapids
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longton <6>
- Hilford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hilford is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilford
- Guilford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Guilford is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Cave Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cave Springs is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
- Elk City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Elk City is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
- Neodesha
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Altoona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Altoona is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Benedict
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Coyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Coyville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Sycamore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sycamore is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Roper
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Roper is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
- Middletown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Middletown is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Fiat
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Fiat is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiat
- Elk Falls
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brooks
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brooks is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Rest
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rest is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest
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 Butner Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wilson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Butner Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Altoona
- Benedict
- Elk Falls
- Fall River
- Fredonia
- Guilford
- Lafontaine
- Longton
- Neodesha
- New Albany
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 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 Butner Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Wilson 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 Butner Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #469982 (Butner Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #469982 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: Wilson
- Est. Elev: 286 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Buxton
- Location given for Butner Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.4872697 Lon: -95.9066483
- 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 Wilson, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Butner 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. |