A visit to the Little Butte 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 Little Butte Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Little Butte Cemetery:
48.7211, -102.4646
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Little Butte Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Little Butte Cemetery is located in Burke County<2>.
The county seat for Burke County is located in Bowbells. Bowbells lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Little Butte Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 17 miles [27.4 km] of the Little Butte Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Little Butte Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Vanville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Vanville Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanville Cemetery
- Vanville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Vanville Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanville Cemetery
- Elbow Lake Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Danish Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Danish Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danish Cemetery
- St. James Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- Norwegian Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Norwegian Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwegian Cemetery
- Swedish Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Swedish Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedish Cemetery
- Niobe Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Niobe Cemetery is located in Ward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niobe Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- St. James Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- Bowbells Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Bowbells Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowbells Cemetery
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- St. Joseph Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Flaxton Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The Flaxton Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaxton Cemetery
- Bethane Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- The Bethane Cemetery is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethane Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- St. Olaf Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- The St. Olaf Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Olaf Cemetery
- Old Bethel Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- The Old Bethel Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bethel Cemetery
- Lunds Valley Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- The Lunds Valley Cemetery is located in Mountrail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunds Valley Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 16 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Little Butte Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Little Butte Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lignite
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Niobe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Niobe is located in Ward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niobe
- Bowbells
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Flaxton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Powers Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rival ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rival is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rival
- Battleview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Battleview is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battleview
- Kenmare
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- North Portal
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Portal
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Columbus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Northgate
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Larson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Larson is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larson
- McGregor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Norma
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Norma is located in Renville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norma
- Coulee
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Coulee is located in Mountrail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulee
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 Little Butte Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Burke County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Little Butte Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Flaxton
- Kenmare
- Lignite
- McGregor
- Norma
- Palermo
- Stanley
- Tolley
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Little Butte Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Dakota:
- Pages specific to Burke 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 Little Butte Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1029926 (Little Butte Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1029926 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: Burke
- Est. Elev: 749 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Thompson Lake
- Location given for Little Butte Cemetery:
- Lat: 48.721144 Lon: -102.464617
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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 North Dakota's counties, including Burke, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Little Butte 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |