Our Genealogy Helper
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 Butts (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 Butts. 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 and hospitals 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.
Butts is located in Centre County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Centre County: Blair, Cambria, Clearfield, Clinton, Huntingdon, Mifflin & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Butts. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Butts:
- Centre County (The home county of Butts)
- The following are listed by their distance from Butts, with the one closest to Butts listed first.
- Pancake
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pancake is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pancake
- Poorman Side
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Poorman Side is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poorman Side
- Clarence
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Snow Shoe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Moshannon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Moshannon is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moshannon
- Pine Glen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Glen is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Glen
- Unionville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Central City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Central City is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Milesburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wingate
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wingate is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
- Curtin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Curtin is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtin
- Bellefonte
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Julian
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Blair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Butts, with the one closest to Butts listed first.
- Tyrone Forge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tyrone Forge is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone Forge
- Tyrone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cameron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Butts, with the one closest to Butts listed first.
- Wyside
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wyside is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyside
- Driftwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mix Run
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mix Run is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mix Run
- Huntley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Huntley is located in Cameron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
- Clearfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Butts, with the one closest to Butts listed first.
- Pottersdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pottersdale is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersdale
- Keewaydin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Keewaydin is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keewaydin
- Kylertown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Morrisdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Chester Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Chester Hill is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 820 people
- Shiloh
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Shiloh is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Wallaceton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Wallaceton is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallaceton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
- West Decatur
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- West Decatur is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Decatur
- West Decatur has also been known as:
- Blue Ball
- Decatur
- Osceola Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ashland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ashland is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Barrett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Barrett is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
- Parsonsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Parsonsville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsonsville
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Butts, with the one closest to Butts listed first.
- Keating
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Keating is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keating
- Cooks Run
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cooks Run is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Run
- Abdera
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Abdera is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abdera
- Bitumen
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bitumen is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitumen
- Lamar
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Westport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Beech Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Cedar Springs is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Mill Hall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Renovo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- South Renovo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- South Renovo is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Renovo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Farrandsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Farrandsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrandsville
- Farwell
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Farwell is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
- Elk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Butts, with the one closest to Butts listed first.
- Dents Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dents Run is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dents Run
- Grant
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grant is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Huntingdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Butts, with the one closest to Butts listed first.
- Dungarvin
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Dungarvin is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungarvin
- Seven Stars
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Seven Stars is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Pennington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pennington is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
- Ennisville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Ennisville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennisville
- Huntingdon Furnace
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Huntingdon Furnace is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntingdon Furnace
- Neffs Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Neffs Mills is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neffs Mills
- Birmingham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Birmingham is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Mifflin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Butts, with the one closest to Butts listed first.
- Milroy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Honey Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Honey Creek is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Kishacoquillas
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kishacoquillas is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kishacoquillas
- Belleville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lumber City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lumber City is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City
- Reedsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Butts, see our County-by-County Page for Butts.
Cemeteries Near Butts ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Butts.
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 Butts - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Butts covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Butts, with the one closest to Butts listed first.
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Askey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Trcziyulny Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Union Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- The Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bellefonte City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46531 <2>
- Lucas Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- St. Severin Old Log Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- St. Severins Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Campbell Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Meyer Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (137 more) ...
- Henderson Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Schencks Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ganoe Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Butts had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Butts, with the one closest to Butts listed first.
- Fountain
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Fountain is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
- Rhoads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rhoads is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoads
- Clarence
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Snow Shoe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Gum Stump
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gum Stump is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Stump
- Gillintown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gillintown is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillintown
- Moshannon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Moshannon is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moshannon
- Unionville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wingate
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wingate is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
- Milesburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Glen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Glen is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Glen
- Peale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Peale is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peale
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Curtin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Curtin is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtin
- Bellefonte
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Julian
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Butts. See our List of 1890's Communities around Butts.
Newspapers Published in Butts ...
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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Butts.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Butts, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Butts.
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 either 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 Butts:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Centre County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blair County
- Cameron County
- Clearfield County
- Clinton County
- Elk County
- Huntingdon County
- Mifflin County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
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 Butts, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Butts) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |