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A visit to the Butterfield 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 Butterfield Cemetery ...

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

44.6520, -70.1511

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

The Butterfield Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.

The county seat for Franklin County is located in Farmington. Farmington lies just to the north of the Butterfield Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Butterfield Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Butterfield Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Red Schoolhouse Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Lowell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Lowell Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell Cemetery
  • Gower Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Gower Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gower Cemetery
  • Smith Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
  • Blake Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Blake Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake Cemetery
  • Gay Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Gay Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Cemetery
  • Village Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Village Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Cemetery
  • Savage Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Savage Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage Cemetery
  • Webster Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Webster Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Cemetery
  • Holley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Holley Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holley Cemetery
  • Mitchell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
  • Beans Corner Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Beans Corner Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Corner Cemetery
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    • Chesterville Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Weeks Mills Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Weeks Mills Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeks Mills Cemetery
    • Staples Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Staples Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staples Cemetery
    • Intervale Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Intervale Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intervale Cemetery
    • Intervale Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Intervale Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intervale Cemetery
    • Lakeview Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Borough Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Borough Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borough Cemetery
    • Lowell Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Lowell Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell Cemetery
    • Village Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Village Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Cemetery
    • Hardy Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Hardy Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy 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 Butterfield Cemetery.

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

  • West Farmington
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • West Farmington is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Farmington
  • Farmington
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • East Wilton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • East Wilton is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wilton
  • Fairbanks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Fairbanks is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
  • North Chesterville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • North Chesterville is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chesterville
  • Farmington Falls
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Temple
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Temple is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
  • Wilton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Dryden
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Dryden is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
  • New Sharon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • North Jay
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • North Jay is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Jay
  • South Strong
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • South Strong is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Strong
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Industry
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Industry is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 927 people
    • East Dixfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • East Dixfield is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dixfield
    • Jay
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jay is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,598 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <6>
    • Mercer
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Mercer is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
    • New Vineyard
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • New Vineyard is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Vineyard
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 777 people
    • Perkin's Plantation ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Perkin's Plantation is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkin's Plantation
    • Strong
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Vienna
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Chisholm
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Chisholm is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisholm
    • Livermore Falls
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Shy Corner
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Shy Corner is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shy Corner
    • Mount Vernon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Weld
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Weld is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weld
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weld <6>

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 Butterfield Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Franklin County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Butterfield Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Maine:
  • Pages specific to Franklin 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 Butterfield Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1908286  (Butterfield Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1908286 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: Franklin
      • Est. Elev: 114 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Farmington
      • Location given for Butterfield Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.65203     Lon: -70.15107
      • 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 Maine's counties, including Franklin, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Butterfield 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.