A visit to the William Butler 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 William Butler Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the William Butler Cemetery:
36.4925, -85.9956
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the William Butler Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The William Butler Cemetery is located in Macon County<2>.
The county seat for Macon County is located in Lafayette. Lafayette lies just to the northwest of the William Butler Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the William Butler Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from William Butler Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- McCrary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The McCrary Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCrary Cemetery
- Joe Wilson Meador Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Haley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Haley Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley Cemetery
- Meador - Ferguson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lovelady Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Lovelady Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelady Cemetery
- Elisha Cox Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Elisha Cox Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elisha Cox Cemetery
- George P Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- John R Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The John R Brown Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John R Brown Cemetery
- William McDonald Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Andrews Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Andrews Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews Cemetery
- Morgan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Day Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Day Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Cemetery
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- Bradley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Bradley Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley Cemetery
- Lafayette City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chamberlain - Carter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Marshall - Selley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jesse West Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Jesse West Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesse West Cemetery
- Roark Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Roark Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roark Cemetery
- Galbraith - Meador Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jim Meador Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Jim Meador Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Meador Cemetery
- Meador Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Fork of Goose Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Charlie Wilburn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Barnfield - Shrum - Andrews Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ed McDonald Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Ed McDonald Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ed McDonald Cemetery
- William Abner Hargis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Long Fork Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Long Fork Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Fork Cemetery
- Poney McDonald Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the William Butler Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from William Butler Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Meadorville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Meadorville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadorville
- Lafayette
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Frog Pond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Frog Pond is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Pond
- Mill Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mill Town is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
- Gibbs Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gibbs Crossroads is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Crossroads
- Pleasant Shade
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Red Boiling Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Johntown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Johntown is located in Trousdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johntown
- Dixon Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dixon Springs is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
- Green Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Green Grove is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Difficult
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Difficult is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Difficult
- Estimated population in 2014: 14,993 people
- Jenkins Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jenkins Village is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Village
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- Walnut Shade
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Shade is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Shade
- Hartsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Akersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Akersville is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- Defeated
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Defeated is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defeated
- Siloam
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Siloam is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Monoville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Monoville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monoville
- North Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- North Springs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springs
- Hermitage Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hermitage Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Springs
- Holland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Holland is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Haydenburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Haydenburg is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydenburg
- Westmoreland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Chipman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Chipman is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipman
- Gamaliel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fountain Run
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bledsoe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bledsoe is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
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 William Butler Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Macon County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The William Butler Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Hartsville
- Lafayette
- Red Boiling Springs
- Westmoreland
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the William Butler Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Macon 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 William Butler Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2084492 (William Butler Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2084492 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: Macon
- Est. Elev: 302 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pleasant Shade
- Location given for William Butler Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.4925 Lon: -85.9955556
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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 Tennessee's counties, including Macon, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- William Butler 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. |
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