A visit to the Eau Claire 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 Eau Claire Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Eau Claire Cemetery:
41.1287, -79.8048
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Eau Claire Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Eau Claire Cemetery is located in Butler County<2>.
The county seat for Butler County is located in Butler. Butler lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Eau Claire Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Eau Claire Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Eau Claire Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Eau Claire Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Annandale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Annandale Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annandale Cemetery
- Fletcher Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Fletcher Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Bear Creek Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek Cemetery
- Shakley Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Shakley Family Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shakley Family Cemetery
- The Shakley Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shakley Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46318 <5>
- West Sunbury Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The West Sunbury Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sunbury Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dutch Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #195215 <5>
- Zion United Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Farren Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Farren Cemetery is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farren Cemetery
- Shaffer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Shaffer Cemetery is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaffer Cemetery
- Pleasantview Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Pleasantview Cemetery is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantview Cemetery
- Chestnut Ridge Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Bickle Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Bickle Cemetery is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickle Cemetery
- Rockland Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mt. Irwin Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Irwin Cemetery is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Irwin Cemetery
- Harmony Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- Crawford Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Crawford Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Cemetery
- Salem Lutheran Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Salem Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Lutheran Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Salem Lutheran Church Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Lamartine.
- Whitmire Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Whitmire Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitmire Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Eau Claire Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Eau Claire Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Eau Claire
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cherry Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cherry Valley is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Ferris
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ferris is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferris
- Eakin Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Eakin Corner is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakin Corner
- Murrinsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Murrinsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrinsville
- Bruin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bruin is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
- Parker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Foxburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Clintonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 186 people
- Petrolia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Petrolia is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Saint Petersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Emlenton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Saint George
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Saint George is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Nectarine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Nectarine is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nectarine
- Bovard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bovard is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovard
- West Sunbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hooker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hooker is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Fredericksburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fredericksburg is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- West Freedom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- West Freedom is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Freedom
- Alum Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Alum Rock is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Rock
- Bullion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bullion is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
- Branchton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Branchton is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchton
- Karns City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Turkey City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Turkey City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey City
- Lamartine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lamartine is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamartine
- Barkeyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Harrisville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Forestville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Forestville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
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 Eau Claire 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 Eau Claire Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Emlenton
- Parker
- Petrolia
- Saint Petersburg
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 Eau Claire Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- 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 Eau Claire Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1173942 (Eau Claire Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1173942 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: 465 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Eau Claire
- Location given for Eau Claire Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.1286727 Lon: -79.8047739
- 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 Pennsylvania'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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Eau Claire 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. |