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A visit to the Butters Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Butters Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   31.0141°   (31° 0' 50")

Lon:   -92.5265°   (-92° 31' 35")

The Butters Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish<2>.

The parish seat for Rapides Parish is located in Alexandria. Alexandria lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the north of the Butters Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Butters Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Rocky Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Rose Lawn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Pisgah Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pisgah Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pisgah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
  • Glenmora Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Paul Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paul Cemetery
    • The Paul Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
  • Carnal Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carnal Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carnal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Carnal Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
  • Martin Springs Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martin Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martin Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Martin Springs Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
  • Indian Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Indian Creek Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
  • Campground Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campground Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Campground Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Campground Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
  • Melder Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Melder Cemetery
    • The Melder Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
  • Science Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Duplissey Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duplissey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Duplissey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Duplissey Cemetery is located in Evangeline Parish
    • Meeker Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meeker Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meeker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Meeker Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
    • Mathews Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mathews Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mathews Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mathews Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
    • Wells Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wells Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wells Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wells Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
    • Linzay Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Linzay Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Linzay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Linzay Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
    • Ballard Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ballard Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ballard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ballard Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
    • Lecompte Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lecompte Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lecompte Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lecompte Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Evangeline Parish
    • Spring Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
    • Hawkins Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hawkins Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hawkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hawkins Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish

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 Butters Cemetery.

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

  • Longleaf
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longleaf have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longleaf
    • Longleaf is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longleaf <6>
  • Forest Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
    • Forest Hill is located in Rapides Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Hill <6>
  • McNary
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McNary have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNary
    • McNary is located in Rapides Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
  • Glenmora
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenmora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmora
    • Glenmora is located in Rapides Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,301 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenmora <6>
  • Lecompte
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lecompte have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lecompte
    • Lecompte is located in Rapides Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lecompte <6>
  • Woodworth
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Pawnee
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pawnee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee
    • Pawnee is located in Allen Parish
  • Loyd
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Loyd. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyd
    • Loyd is located in Rapides Parish
  • Turkey Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turkey Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Creek
    • Turkey Creek is located in Evangeline Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turkey Creek <6>
  • Elmer
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
    • Elmer is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmer <6>
  • Cheneyville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheneyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheneyville
    • Cheneyville is located in Rapides Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 574 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheneyville <6>
  • Moreland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
    • Moreland is located in Rapides Parish
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Oakdale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
      • Oakdale is located in Allen Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,500 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakdale <6>
    • Whittington
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whittington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittington
      • Whittington is located in Rapides Parish
    • Hineston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hineston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hineston
      • Hineston is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hineston <6>
    • Mab
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mab have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mab
      • Mab is located in Allen Parish
    • Pine Prairie
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Prairie
      • Pine Prairie is located in Evangeline Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,444 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Prairie <6>
    • Bayou Chicot
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Chicot
      • Bayou Chicot is located in Evangeline Parish
    • Anandale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anandale
      • Anandale is located in Rapides Parish
    • Echo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Otis
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
      • Otis is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otis <6>
    • Elizabeth
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabeth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
      • Elizabeth is located in Allen Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 532 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabeth <6>
    • Saint Landry
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Landry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Landry
      • Saint Landry is located in Evangeline Parish
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Landry <6>
    • Eola
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eola
      • Eola is located in Avoyelles Parish
    • Alexandria Junction
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria Junction
      • Alexandria Junction is located in Rapides Parish

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 Butters Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rapides Parish.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Butters Cemetery:

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 Butters Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #547156  (Butters Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #547156 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Forest Hill
    • County: Rapides         Elev: 43
    • Location given for GNIS #547156 (Butters Cemetery)

The official website for Rapides Parish: www.rppj.com/

The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.louisiana.gov/

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 Louisiana's parishes, including Rapides, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Butters Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.0141, Longitude: -92.5265       In this case, the coordinates for the Butters Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>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.




 

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