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A visit to the Butts 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 Butts Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Butts Cemetery:

37.6647, -96.5346

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Butts Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Butts Cemetery is located in Butler County<2>.

The county seat for Butler County is located in El Dorado. El Dorado lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Butts Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Butts Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 17 miles [27.4 km] of the Butts Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Butts Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Little Walnut Glencoe Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Star Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Star Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Cemetery
  • Harmony Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Harmony Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
  • Brownlow Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Brownlow Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownlow Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Brownlow Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the southeast of Leon.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92089 <5>
  • Blankenship Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Blankenship Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blankenship Cemetery
  • Quito Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • The Quito Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quito Cemetery
  • Reece Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • The Reece Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reece Cemetery
  • Latham Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Latham Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham Cemetery
  • Economy Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Economy Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy Cemetery
  • Forest Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Forest Cemetery is located in Elk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Cemetery
  • Brown Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • 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>
  • Leon Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • The Leon Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon Cemetery
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Bryant Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Bryant Cemetery is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Cemetery
    • Clear Creek Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Clear Creek Cemetery is located in Elk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Clear Creek Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the west of Howard.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92210 <5>
    • Clear Cut Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Clear Cut Cemetery is located in Elk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Cut Cemetery
    • Bunker Hill Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Bunker Hill Cemetery is located in Elk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill Cemetery
    • Pleasant View Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
    • Glen Grouse Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • The Glen Grouse Cemetery is located in Cowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Grouse Cemetery
    • Pontiac Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Pontiac Cemetery is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac Cemetery
    • Sherman Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Sherman Cemetery is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman Cemetery
    • Butts - Wakefield Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Bogle Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • The Bogle Cemetery is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogle Cemetery
    • Timber Creek Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Timber Creek Cemetery is located in Cowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Creek Cemetery
    • South Lawn Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • The South Lawn Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lawn Cemetery
    • Twin Grove Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • The Twin Grove Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Grove Cemetery
    • Ladd Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Ladd Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladd Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Butts Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Butts Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Beaumont
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Keighley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Keighley is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keighley
  • Piedmont
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Latham
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Reece
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Reece is located in Greenwood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reece
  • Rosalia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Leon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • 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>
  • Pontiac
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Pontiac is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
  • Wingate
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Wingate is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
  • Clay Center
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Clay Center is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Center
  • Glen Crouse
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Glen Crouse is located in Cowley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Crouse
  • Severy
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Severy is located in Greenwood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Ivanpah
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Ivanpah is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanpah
    • Pickrell Corner
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Pickrell Corner is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickrell Corner
    • Climax
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Climax is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
    • Eureka
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Eureka is located in Greenwood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,301 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eureka <6>
    • Prospect
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Prospect is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
    • Haverhill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Haverhill is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill
    • Bloomington
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Bloomington is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
    • Fiat
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Fiat is located in Elk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiat
    • Atlanta
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Grand Summit
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Grand Summit is located in Cowley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Summit
    • Howard
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Howard is located in Elk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 600 people
      • Former name for Howard:
      • Howard City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howard <6>
    • El Dorado
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Bois d'Arc
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Bois d'Arc is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bois d'Arc
    • Smileyville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Smileyville is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smileyville
    • Chelsea ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Chelsea is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea

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 Butts Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Butler County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Butts Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Butts 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 Butts Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #474852  (Butts Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #474852 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: 486 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Beaumont
      • Location given for Butts Cemetery:
      • Lat: 37.6647456     Lon: -96.5344595
      • 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Butts 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.