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A visit to the Butler 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 Butler Cemetery ...

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

36.9131, -92.7557

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

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

The county seat for Douglas County is located in Ava. Ava lies just to the east northeast of the Butler Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Butler Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Butler Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Harris Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Harris Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
  • McKnight Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The McKnight Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKnight Cemetery
  • Arno Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Arno Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arno Cemetery
  • Goodhope Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Goodhope Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodhope Cemetery
  • Jenkins Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
  • Watterson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Watterson Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watterson Cemetery
  • Spring Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Spring Creek Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Cemetery
  • Ritter Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Ritter Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritter Cemetery
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
  • Daily Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Daily Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daily Cemetery
  • Arden Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Arden Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden Cemetery
  • Huffman Cemetery West
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Huffman Cemetery West is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman Cemetery West
    • The Huffman Cemetery West has also been known as:
    • Huffman Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #29447 <5>
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Summers Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Summers Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summers Cemetery
    • Stamper Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Stamper Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamper Cemetery
    • Fannen Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Fannen Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannen Cemetery
    • Burdett Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Burdett Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdett Cemetery
    • Lakey Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Lakey Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakey Cemetery
    • Stillings Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Stillings Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillings Cemetery
    • Capp Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Capp Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capp Cemetery
    • Boulder Fork Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Boulder Fork Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Fork Cemetery
    • Herrell Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Herrell Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrell Cemetery
    • Horner Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Horner Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horner Cemetery
    • Campbell Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Campbell Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
    • Dixon Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Dixon Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Cemetery
    • Tower Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Tower Hill Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Hill Cemetery
    • Ava Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Ava Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ava Cemetery
    • Bragg Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Bragg Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg 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 Butler Cemetery.

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

  • Red Bank
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Red Bank is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
  • Smallett
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Smallett is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallett
  • Rome
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Rome is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
  • Arden
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Arden is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
  • Ava
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Ava is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ava
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,905 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ava <6>
  • McClurg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • McClurg is located in Taney County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClurg
  • Squires
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Squires is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squires
  • Johns Mills ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Johns Mills is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Mills
  • Elkhead
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Elkhead is located in Christian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhead
  • Bradleyville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Bradleyville is located in Taney County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradleyville
  • Foil
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Foil is located in Ozark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foil
  • Wasola
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Wasola is located in Ozark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasola
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Sarvis Point
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Sarvis Point is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarvis Point
    • Summit City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Summit City is located in Ozark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit City
    • Olga
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Olga is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olga
    • Bruner
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Bruner is located in Christian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
    • Garrison
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Garrison is located in Christian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
    • Thornfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Thornfield is located in Ozark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornfield
    • Noble
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Noble is located in Ozark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
    • Olathia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Olathia is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olathia
    • Almartha
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Almartha is located in Ozark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almartha
    • Seymour
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Mansfield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Oldfield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Oldfield is located in Christian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfield
    • Chadwick
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Chadwick is located in Christian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadwick

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

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Butler 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 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 Butler Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Missouri:
  • Pages specific to Douglas 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 Butler Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #743020  (Butler Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #743020 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: Douglas
      • Est. Elev: 325 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Goodhope
      • Location given for Butler Cemetery:
      • Lat: 36.9131109     Lon: -92.755725
      • 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 Missouri's counties, including Douglas, 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- Butler 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.