A visit to the Elk Creek 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 Elk Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Elk Creek Cemetery:
39.5373, -84.4586
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Elk Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Elk Creek Cemetery is located in Butler County<2>.
The county seat for Butler County is located in Hamilton. Hamilton lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Elk Creek Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Elk Creek Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Elk Creek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Elk Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Astoria Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Astoria Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria Cemetery
- Jacksonburg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Jacksonburg Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg Cemetery
- Jacksonburg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Jacksonburg Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg Cemetery
- Township Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Township Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Township Cemetery
- The Township Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Jacksonburg Cemetery
- Wayne Twp. Trustees Cemetery
- Miltonville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Miltonville Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltonville Cemetery
- Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Baptist Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Cemetery
- Holy Name Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Holy Name Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Name Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Woodside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Middletown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Middletown Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown Cemetery
- Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Catholic Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Cemetery
- Cotton Run Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Cotton Run Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Run Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Butler County Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Butler County Memorial Park is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler County Memorial Park
- The Butler County Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Butler County Memorial Garden
- Union Veteran Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1368201 <5>
- Augspurger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Augspurger Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augspurger Cemetery
- Lemon Twp. Amanda Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Lemon Twp. Amanda Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Twp. Amanda Cemetery
- The Lemon Twp. Amanda Cemetery has also been known as:
- Amanda Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Judy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Judy Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judy Cemetery
- The Judy Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brown Run Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2306430 <5>
- Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Chapel Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Cemetery
- Hickory Flat Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hickory Flat Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Flat Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hickory Flat Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Trenton.
- The Hickory Flat Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hickory Flat Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1368346 <5>
- Hickory Flats Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Augsberger Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Elk Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Elk Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Astoria
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Astoria is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
- Miltonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Miltonville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltonville
- Jacksonburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jacksonburg is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Trenton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Middletown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- South Middletown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- South Middletown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Middletown
- Poast Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Poast Town is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poast Town
- Poast Town Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Poast Town Heights is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poast Town Heights
- Seven Mile
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Mile is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile
- Population from the 2020 Census: 789 people
- Overpeck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Overpeck is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overpeck
- West Elkton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Williamsdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsdale is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsdale
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Woodsdale Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Woodsdale Park is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodsdale Park
- Woodsdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Woodsdale is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodsdale
- Rockdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rockdale is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Carlisle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Miami
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Miami is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Miami
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,395 people
- Kyles
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Kyles is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyles
- Monroe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gratis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Franklin is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Franklin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Germantown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hunter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hunter is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Farmersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Somerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
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 Elk Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Butler County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Elk Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Farmersville
- Franklin
- Germantown
- Middletown
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Elk Creek Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Butler 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 Elk Creek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1040123 (Elk Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1040123 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: Butler
- Est. Elev: 232 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Middletown
- Location given for Elk Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.5372789 Lon: -84.4585563
- 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 Ohio's counties, including Butler, 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' (or 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- Elk Creek 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. |