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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 West Butler (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 West Butler. 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.

Name Variations for West Butler ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

For example, a typical abbreviation for West Butler: W. Butler

You might be interested in other communities that are also named West Butler. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for West Butler.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 east contained birth and death records; the county to the south 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.

West Butler is located in Wayne County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wayne County: Cayuga, Monroe, Ontario & Seneca.

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

  • Wayne County     (The home county of West Butler)
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Butler, with the one closest to West Butler listed first.
    • Wolcott
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • South Butler
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • South Butler is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Butler
    • Furnace Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Furnace Village is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
    • Huron
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Huron is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
    • Red Creek
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • York
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • York is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
    • North Huron
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • North Huron is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Huron
    • Clyde
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Wayne Center
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Wayne Center is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Center
    • South Sodus
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • South Sodus is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sodus
    • Sodus Point
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Lyons
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Sodus
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Cayuga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Butler, with the one closest to West Butler listed first.
    • Victory
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Victory is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
    • North Victory
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • North Victory is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Victory
    • Fair Haven
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Cato
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Ira
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Ira is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
    • Meridian
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Port Byron
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Port Byron is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Byron
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,181 people
      • Former name for Port Byron:
      • Bucksville
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Byron <1>
    • Sterling Valley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Sterling Valley is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Valley
    • Weedsport
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • North Sterling
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • North Sterling is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sterling
    • Cayuga
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Sennett
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Throop
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Throop is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throop
  • Onondaga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Butler, with the one closest to West Butler listed first.
    • Lysander
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Lysander is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lysander
    • Plainville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Jordan
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Jacksonville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Jacks Reef
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jacks Reef is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Reef
    • Little Utica
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Little Utica is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Utica
    • Elbridge
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Memphis
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Wrights Corners
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Wrights Corners is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrights Corners
    • Baldwinsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Halfway
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Halfway is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
    • Mottville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Warners
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Warners is located in Onondaga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warners
  • Ontario County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Butler, with the one closest to West Butler listed first.
    • Thompson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Thompson is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
    • West Junius
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • West Junius is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Junius
    • Phelps
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Dobbins Corner
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Dobbins Corner is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Corner
    • Port Gibson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Clifton Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Melvin Hill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Melvin Hill is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Hill
    • Geneva
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Seneca Castle
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Manchester
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Flint
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Flint is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
    • Hopewell Center
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Hopewell Center is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Center
    • Shortsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Oswego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Butler, with the one closest to West Butler listed first.
    • Hannibal
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Fairdale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Fairdale is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
    • Bowens Corners
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Bowens Corners is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowens Corners
    • Southwest Oswego
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Southwest Oswego is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest Oswego
    • South Granby
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • South Granby is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Granby
    • Furniss
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Furniss is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniss
    • Granby Center
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Granby Center is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby Center
    • Oswego Center
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Oswego Center is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego Center
    • Fulton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Minetto
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hinmansville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Hinmansville is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinmansville
    • Ingalls Crossing
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Ingalls Crossing is located in Oswego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls Crossing
    • Oswego
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Seneca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Butler, with the one closest to West Butler listed first.
    • Tyre
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Tyre is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyre
    • Seneca Falls
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Waterloo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Border City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Border City is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border City
    • Canoga
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Canoga is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoga
    • Kuneytown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Kuneytown is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuneytown
    • East Varick
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • East Varick is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Varick
    • Romulus
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Yates County

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

Cemeteries Near West Butler ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Butler.

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.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for West Butler - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Collins Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Hubbard Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Roe Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Butler Center Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Sprague Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Lovejoy Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Rose Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Ellinwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Towe Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Hunt Corners Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Wood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Glen Side Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (379 more) ...

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.<3>

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

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

  • Butler Center
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Butler Center is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Center
  • Wolcott
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Rose
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • South Butler
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • South Butler is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Butler
  • North Rose
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Westbury
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Westbury is located in Cayuga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbury
  • Huron
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Huron is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
  • Red Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lummisville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lummisville is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lummisville
  • Wayne Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Wayne Center is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Center
  • Clyde
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Spring Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Spring Lake is located in Cayuga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Victory
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Victory is located in Cayuga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
    • North Huron
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • North Huron is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Huron
    • North Wolcott
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • North Wolcott is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wolcott

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

Newspapers Published in West Butler ...

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 85 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Butler.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Butler, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West Butler.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 West Butler:

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 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.
<3>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 West Butler, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- West Butler) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.