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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 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 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.

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 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.

Butler is located in Butler County and is the County Seat.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Butler County: Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Clarion, Lawrence, Mercer, Venango & Westmoreland.

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

  • Butler County     (The home county of Butler)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Butler, with the one closest to Butler listed first.
    • Meadowood
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowood
      • Meadowood is located in Butler County
    • East Butler
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Butler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Butler
      • East Butler is located in Butler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 686 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Butler <2>
    • Oak Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hills
      • Oak Hills is located in Butler County
    • McCalmont
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McCalmont. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCalmont
      • McCalmont is located in Butler County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to McCalmont
      • From Butler to McCalmont
    • Greenwood Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
      • Greenwood Village is located in Butler County
    • Meridian
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meridian have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
      • Meridian is located in Butler County
    • Herman
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Nixon
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nixon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
      • Nixon is located in Butler County
    • North Oakland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Unionville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Great Belt
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Great Belt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Belt
      • Great Belt is located in Butler County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Great Belt
      • From Butler to Great Belt
    • Connoquenessing
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Connoquenessing. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connoquenessing
      • Connoquenessing is located in Butler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 709 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Connoquenessing
      • From Butler to Connoquenessing
    • Ribold
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ribold. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ribold
      • Ribold is located in Butler County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ribold
      • From Butler to Ribold
  • Allegheny County
  • Armstrong County
  • Beaver County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Butler, with the one closest to Butler listed first.
    • Lillyville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Barrisville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barrisville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrisville
      • Barrisville is located in Beaver County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Barrisville
      • From Butler to Barrisville
    • Wurtemburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Knob
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Knob. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
      • Knob is located in Beaver County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Knob
      • From Butler to Knob
    • Wallace City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallace City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace City
      • Wallace City is located in Beaver County
    • Frisco
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Frisco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
      • Frisco is located in Beaver County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Frisco
      • From Butler to Frisco
    • Ellwood City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Economy
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Economy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
      • Economy is located in Beaver County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,022 people
    • Conway
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
      • Conway is located in Beaver County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,047 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conway <2>
    • East Rochester
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Rochester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
      • East Rochester is located in Beaver County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
    • Freedom
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freedom have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
      • Freedom is located in Beaver County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,458 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freedom <2>
    • Eastvale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastvale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastvale
      • Eastvale is located in Beaver County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
    • Homewood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homewood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
      • Homewood is located in Beaver County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
  • Clarion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Butler, with the one closest to Butler listed first.
    • East Brady
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Brady have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brady
      • East Brady is located in Clarion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 904 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Brady <2>
    • Phillipston
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Phillipston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipston
      • Phillipston is located in Clarion County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Phillipston
      • From Butler to Phillipston
    • Catfish
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Catfish. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish
      • Catfish is located in Clarion County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Catfish
      • From Butler to Catfish
    • Bela
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bela. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bela
      • Bela is located in Clarion County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bela
      • From Butler to Bela
    • Foxburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • West Freedom
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Lawsonham
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Rimersburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rimersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimersburg
      • Rimersburg is located in Clarion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 878 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rimersburg <2>
    • Toby
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Toby. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toby
      • Toby is located in Clarion County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Toby
      • From Butler to Toby
    • Saint Petersburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Petersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Petersburg
      • Saint Petersburg is located in Clarion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Petersburg <2>
    • Alum Rock
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Callensburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Turkey City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lawrence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Butler, with the one closest to Butler listed first.
    • Grant City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grant City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
      • Grant City is located in Lawrence County
    • Rose Point
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Harlansburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Ellport
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Energy
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • McCaslin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McCaslin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaslin
      • McCaslin is located in Lawrence County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to McCaslin
      • From Butler to McCaslin
    • Altman
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Wampum
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • New Beaver
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Beaver have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Beaver
      • New Beaver is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
    • South New Castle
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South New Castle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South New Castle
      • South New Castle is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
    • Volant
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Volant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volant
      • Volant is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Volant <2>
    • East Moravia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • New Castle
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Mercer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Butler, with the one closest to Butler listed first.
    • Courtneys Mills
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • North Liberty
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Swamproot
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Enterprise
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
      • Enterprise is located in Mercer County
    • Leesburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Perrys Corners
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Millburn
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Millburn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburn
      • Millburn is located in Mercer County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Millburn
      • From Butler to Millburn
    • Kilgore
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kilgore. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
      • Kilgore is located in Mercer County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kilgore
      • From Butler to Kilgore
    • Perrine Corners
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Mercer
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Venango County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Butler, with the one closest to Butler listed first.
    • Eakin Corner
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Barkeyville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barkeyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkeyville
      • Barkeyville is located in Venango County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barkeyville <2>
    • Clintonville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clintonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
      • Clintonville is located in Venango County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clintonville <2>
    • Nectarine
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nectarine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nectarine
      • Nectarine is located in Venango County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Nectarine
      • From Butler to Nectarine
    • Bullion
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bullion. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
      • Bullion is located in Venango County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bullion
      • From Butler to Bullion
    • Emlenton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emlenton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emlenton
      • Emlenton is located in Venango County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 567 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emlenton <2>
    • Saint George
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Pearl
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Henderson Station
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Westmoreland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Butler, with the one closest to Butler listed first.
    • Bagdad
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bagdad. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
      • Bagdad is located in Westmoreland County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bagdad
      • From Butler to Bagdad
    • Arnold
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arnold have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
      • Arnold is located in Westmoreland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,790 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arnold <2>
    • New Kensington
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Lower Burrell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Burrell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Burrell
      • Lower Burrell is located in Westmoreland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,997 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lower Burrell <2>
    • West Leechburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Leechburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leechburg
      • West Leechburg is located in Westmoreland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
    • Hyde Park
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hyde Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Park
      • Hyde Park is located in Westmoreland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hyde Park <2>
    • Weinel Crossroads
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • East Vandergrift
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Vandergrift have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Vandergrift
      • East Vandergrift is located in Westmoreland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 631 people
    • Vandergrift
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vandergrift have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandergrift
      • Vandergrift is located in Westmoreland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,832 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vandergrift <2>
    • Oklahoma
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oklahoma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
      • Oklahoma is located in Westmoreland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 739 people
    • Franklin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Butler ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of 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.

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 Butler covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Butler, with the one closest to Butler 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Butler had a population of 8,734 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Butler had a population of 12,847 people.

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

  • McCalmont
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McCalmont. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCalmont
    • McCalmont is located in Butler County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to McCalmont
    • From Butler to McCalmont
  • Brinker
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brinker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinker
    • Brinker is located in Butler County
  • Herman
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Chestnut
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Chestnut have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Chestnut
    • Mount Chestnut is located in Butler County
  • Renfrew
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Renfrew have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renfrew
    • Renfrew is located in Butler County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Renfrew <2>
  • Carbon Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbon Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Center
    • Carbon Center is located in Butler County
  • Connoquenessing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Connoquenessing. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connoquenessing
    • Connoquenessing is located in Butler County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 709 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Connoquenessing
    • From Butler to Connoquenessing
  • Ribold
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ribold. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ribold
    • Ribold is located in Butler County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Ribold
    • From Butler to Ribold
  • Jefferson Center
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Center
    • Jefferson Center is located in Butler County
  • Great Belt
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Great Belt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Belt
    • Great Belt is located in Butler County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Great Belt
    • From Butler to Great Belt
  • North Oakland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Brownsdale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brownsdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsdale
    • Brownsdale is located in Butler County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Brownsdale
    • From Butler to Brownsdale
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    • Saint Joe
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saint Joe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joe
      • Saint Joe is located in Butler County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Saint Joe
      • From Butler to Saint Joe
    • Greece City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greece City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greece City
      • Greece City is located in Butler County
    • Whitestown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of 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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Butler.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Butler. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Butler and those printed in the larger area surrounding Butler.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<6> of Butler.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Butler:

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

The official website for Butler County: www.co.butler.pa.us/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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.
<5>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 Butler, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Butler) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Butler. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8612, Longitude: -79.8953    









 

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