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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Butner (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Butner. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Butner is located in Granville County.

To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Granville County: Durham, Franklin, Person, Vance, Wake, Halifax (VA) & Mecklenburg (VA).

Below are the counties that are near Butner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Butner:

  • Granville County     (The home county of Butner)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Butner, with the one closest to Butner listed first.
    • Lyons
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Creedmoor
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Stem
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stem have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stem
      • Stem is located in Granville County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
    • Hester
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Energy
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Tar River
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Providence
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
      • Providence is located in Granville County
    • Wilton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
      • Wilton is located in Granville County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wilton
      • From Butner to Wilton
    • Berea
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Berea. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
      • Berea is located in Granville County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Berea
      • From Butner to Berea
    • Clay
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clay. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
      • Clay is located in Granville County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Clay
      • From Butner to Clay
    • Fairport
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fairport. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
      • Fairport is located in Granville County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fairport
      • From Butner to Fairport
    • Oxford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Alamance County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Butner, with the one closest to Butner listed first.
    • Mebane
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Stagecoach Trail
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stagecoach Trail have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach Trail
      • Stagecoach Trail is located in Alamance County
    • Brook Hollow
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brook Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brook Hollow
      • Brook Hollow is located in Alamance County
    • Buena Vista Estates
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buena Vista Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista Estates
      • Buena Vista Estates is located in Alamance County
    • Just Crossroads
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Hawfields
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hawfields. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawfields
      • Hawfields is located in Alamance County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hawfields
      • From Butner to Hawfields
    • Woodlawn
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodlawn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
      • Woodlawn is located in Alamance County
  • Caswell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Butner, with the one closest to Butner listed first.
    • Prospect Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prospect Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Hill
      • Prospect Hill is located in Caswell County
    • Ridgeville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ridgeville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
      • Ridgeville is located in Caswell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ridgeville
      • From Butner to Ridgeville
    • Leasburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leasburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leasburg
      • Leasburg is located in Caswell County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leasburg <1>
  • Chatham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Butner, with the one closest to Butner listed first.
    • Cary
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cary have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
      • Cary is located in Chatham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 173,587 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cary <1>
    • Fearrington Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Durham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Butner, with the one closest to Butner listed first.
    • Gorman
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gorman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorman
      • Gorman is located in Durham County
    • Bahama
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Rougemont
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rougemont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rougemont
      • Rougemont is located in Durham County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rougemont <1>
    • Durham
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The American Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The American Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The American Village
      • The American Village is located in Durham County
    • Brassfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brassfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brassfield
      • Brassfield is located in Durham County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Brassfield
      • From Butner to Brassfield
    • Parkwood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Morrisville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
      • Morrisville is located in Durham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,495 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrisville <1>
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Butner, with the one closest to Butner listed first.
    • Wake Forest
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wake Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wake Forest
      • Wake Forest is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,314 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wake Forest <1>
    • Franklinton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Youngsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Katesville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Katesville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katesville
      • Katesville is located in Franklin County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Katesville
      • From Butner to Katesville
    • Ingleside
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Louisburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Lake View
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
      • Lake View is located in Franklin County
    • Mapleville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mapleville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleville
      • Mapleville is located in Franklin County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mapleville
      • From Butner to Mapleville
    • Alert
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Bunn
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Butner, with the one closest to Butner listed first.
    • Fieldstream
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fieldstream. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldstream
      • Fieldstream is located in Orange County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fieldstream
      • From Butner to Fieldstream
    • Pleasant Green Estates
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Caldwell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Caldwell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
      • Caldwell is located in Orange County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Caldwell
      • From Butner to Caldwell
    • Charter Meadows
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Eno
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eno have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eno
      • Eno is located in Orange County
    • Brigadoon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brigadoon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brigadoon
      • Brigadoon is located in Orange County
    • North Fork
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork
      • North Fork is located in Orange County
    • Berryland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berryland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryland
      • Berryland is located in Orange County
    • University
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University
      • University is located in Orange County
    • Oak Ridge
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
      • Oak Ridge is located in Orange County
    • Piney Grove
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
      • Piney Grove is located in Orange County
    • Schley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Schley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schley
      • Schley is located in Orange County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Schley
      • From Butner to Schley
  • Person County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Butner, with the one closest to Butner listed first.
    • Moriah
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Tirzah
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Timberlake
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Cates
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cates. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cates
      • Cates is located in Person County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cates
      • From Butner to Cates
    • Hurdle Mills
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurdle Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurdle Mills
      • Hurdle Mills is located in Person County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurdle Mills <1>
    • Allens Level
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Allensville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Roseville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Whitt Town
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitt Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitt Town
      • Whitt Town is located in Person County
    • Roxboro
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roxboro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxboro
      • Roxboro is located in Person County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,383 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roxboro <1>
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Roxboro
      • From Butner to Roxboro
    • Hicks Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hicks Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Village
      • Hicks Village is located in Person County
    • Ceffo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ceffo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceffo
      • Ceffo is located in Person County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ceffo
      • From Butner to Ceffo
  • Vance County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Butner, with the one closest to Butner listed first.
    • Kittrell
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kittrell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
      • Kittrell is located in Vance County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kittrell <1>
    • Bobbitt
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bobbitt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobbitt
      • Bobbitt is located in Vance County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bobbitt
      • From Butner to Bobbitt
    • Dabney
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Bear Pond
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Gill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill
      • Gill is located in Vance County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Gill
      • From Butner to Gill
    • South Henderson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Henderson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Henderson
      • South Henderson is located in Vance County
    • Gillburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gillburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillburg
      • Gillburg is located in Vance County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Gillburg
      • From Butner to Gillburg
    • Henderson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Flat Rock
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
      • Flat Rock is located in Vance County
    • Middleburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middleburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg
      • Middleburg is located in Vance County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleburg <1>
  • Wake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Butner, with the one closest to Butner listed first.
    • New Light
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Light. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Light
      • New Light is located in Wake County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to New Light
      • From Butner to New Light
    • Stony Hill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Falls
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Falls. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls
      • Falls is located in Wake County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Falls
      • From Butner to Falls
    • Forestville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Forestville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
      • Forestville is located in Wake County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Forestville
      • From Butner to Forestville
    • Pickwick Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pickwick Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwick Village
      • Pickwick Village is located in Wake County
    • Wyatt
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wyatt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
      • Wyatt is located in Wake County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wyatt
      • From Butner to Wyatt
    • Neuse
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Woodbury Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbury Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury Village
      • Woodbury Village is located in Wake County
    • Meredith Townes
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meredith Townes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith Townes
      • Meredith Townes is located in Wake County
    • Millbrook
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Millbrook. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
      • Millbrook is located in Wake County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Millbrook
      • From Butner to Millbrook
    • Glenwood Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Village
      • Glenwood Village is located in Wake County
    • Brentwood Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brentwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood Village
      • Brentwood Village is located in Wake County
  • Halifax County (VA)
  • Mecklenburg County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Butner, with the one closest to Butner listed first.
    • Nelson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Shiny Rock
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Butner, see our County-by-County Page for Butner.

Cemeteries Near Butner ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Butner.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Butner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Butner, with the one closest to Butner listed first.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>

While we didn't find Butner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Butner.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Butner, with the one closest to Butner listed first.

  • Knap of Reeds
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knap of Reeds have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knap of Reeds
    • Knap of Reeds is located in Granville County
  • Cozart
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cozart have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozart
    • Cozart is located in Granville County
  • Lyons
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Creedmoor
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Stem
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stem have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stem
    • Stem is located in Granville County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
  • Fairntosh
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairntosh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairntosh
    • Fairntosh is located in Durham County
  • Hester
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Energy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Bahama
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Tar River
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Grissom
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grissom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grissom
    • Grissom is located in Granville County
  • Moriah
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
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    • Providence
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
      • Providence is located in Granville County
    • Wilton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
      • Wilton is located in Granville County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wilton
      • From Butner to Wilton
    • Red Mountain
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mountain
      • Red Mountain is located in Durham County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Butner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Butner.

Newspapers Published in Butner ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Butner.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Butner, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Butner.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Butner:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Butner. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Granville County: www.granvillecounty.org/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<3>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.
<4>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 from Point A (ie- Butner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Butner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1336, Longitude: -78.7576    
<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>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Butner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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