A visit to the 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 Butler Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Butler Cemetery:
31.8641, -95.6716
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Butler Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Butler Cemetery is located in Anderson County<2>.
The county seat for Anderson County is located in Palestine. Palestine lies just to the south southeast of the Butler Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Butler Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Butler Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Butler Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ft. Houston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Ft. Houston Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ft. Houston Cemetery
- Jerusalem & Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Jerusalem & Bethel Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem & Bethel Cemetery
- The Jerusalem & Bethel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Jerusalem Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2215945 <5>
- Foster Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Foster Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Cemetery
- Elmtown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Elmtown Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmtown Cemetery
- The Elmtown Cemetery has also been known as:
- Elmwood Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #217094 <5>
- Gaines Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Gaines Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines Cemetery
- The Gaines Cemetery has also been known as:
- Gaines - Elrod Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1293735 <5>
- Concord Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mallard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mallard Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Cemetery
- Lawrence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lawrence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Lawrence Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Cemetery
- Newton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Newton Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Holly Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Providence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Land of Memory Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lightfoot Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lightfoot Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightfoot Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Pinery Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Pinery Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinery Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pinery Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the northeast of Palestine.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2193793 <5>
- Pine Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Pine Ridge Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge Cemetery
- Mound Prairie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Coleman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Coleman Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Cemetery
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 Butler Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Butler Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Elmtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Elmtown is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmtown
- Montalba
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Elmwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elmwood is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Palestine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wells Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wells Creek is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Creek
- Brushy Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brushy Creek is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
- Pert
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pert is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pert
- Bois d'Arc
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bois d'Arc is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bois d'Arc
- Ward
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ward is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Tennessee Colony
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Harmony
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Neches
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Bradford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bradford is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Fosterville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fosterville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterville
- Deanwright
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Deanwright is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanwright
- Todd City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Todd City is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd City
- Springfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Springfield is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Blackfoot
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blackfoot is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfoot
- Massey Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Massey Lake is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massey Lake
- Crystal Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Crystal Lake is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Tucker
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Tucker is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Cronin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cronin is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cronin
- Kossuth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kossuth is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
- Lakeview Assembly
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lakeview Assembly is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Assembly
- Jarvis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jarvis is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarvis
- Poynor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bethel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bethel is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
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 Butler Cemetery. The following communities are located in Anderson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Butler Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Butler Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Anderson 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 Butler Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1889554 (Butler Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1889554 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: Anderson
- Est. Elev: 161 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Northwest Palestine
- Location given for Butler Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.8640559 Lon: -95.6716247
- 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 Texas' counties, including Anderson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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 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. |