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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:

28.8303, -97.8508

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 Karnes County<2>.

The county seat for Karnes County is located in Karnes City. Karnes City lies just to the northwest 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 18 miles [29 km]<3> of the Butler Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Butler Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Kenedy Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Kenedy Cemetery is located in Karnes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenedy Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Kenedy Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Kenedy.
    • The Kenedy Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Kenedy City Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4608 <5>
  • Kennedy Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Kennedy Cemetery is located in Karnes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Cemetery
  • Escondido Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Escondido Cemetery is located in Karnes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escondido Cemetery
  • Choate Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Choate Cemetery is located in Karnes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choate Cemetery
  • New Bremen Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The New Bremen Cemetery is located in Karnes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bremen Cemetery
  • Helena Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Helena Cemetery is located in Karnes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena Cemetery
  • St. Mary Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • The St. Mary Cemetery is located in Karnes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary Cemetery
  • Runge Latin American Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Runge Latin American Cemetery is located in Karnes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runge Latin American Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Runge Latin American Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Runge.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1971680 <5>
  • Mueller Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Mueller Cemetery is located in Karnes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mueller Cemetery
  • Pullin - Livingston Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • The Pullin - Livingston Cemetery is located in Bee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullin - Livingston Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pullin - Livingston Cemetery is located between<6> the communities of Pawnee and Tulsita.  The cemetery lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the west of Tulsita.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6212 <5>
  • Falls City Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Falls City Cemetery is located in Karnes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City Cemetery
  • Our Lady of Guadalupe Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Our Lady of Guadalupe Cemetery is located in Bee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Lady of Guadalupe Cemetery
    • The Our Lady of Guadalupe Cemetery has also been known as:
    • De Nuestra Senora de Guadallupe Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2470502 <5>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Pawnee Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Dahl Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Pettus Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Charco Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Charco Cemetery is located in Goliad County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charco Cemetery
    • Nordheim Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Nordheim Cemetery is located in DeWitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nordheim Cemetery
    • Nell Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Nell Cemetery is located in Live Oak County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nell Cemetery
    • Fashing Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • John Pettus Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The John Pettus Cemetery is located in Goliad County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Pettus Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Butler Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Butler Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Kenedy
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Karnes City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Helena
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Helena is located in Karnes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
  • Panna Maria
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Panna Maria is located in Karnes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panna Maria
  • Runge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Flaccus ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Flaccus is located in Karnes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaccus
  • Hobson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Coy City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Coy City is located in Karnes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy City
  • Tulsita
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Tulsita is located in Bee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulsita
  • Pettus
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Falls City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Pawnee
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Nordheim
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Pawelekville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Pawelekville is located in Karnes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawelekville
    • Ecleto
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Fashing
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Fashing is located in Atascosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fashing
    • Tuleta
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Mineral
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Kosciusko
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Kosciusko is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kosciusko
    • Peggy
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Angel City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Angel City is located in Goliad County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel City
    • Gillett
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)

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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Karnes 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 like to 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 Karnes 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 #1353420  (Butler Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1353420 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: Karnes
      • Est. Elev: 88 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Kenedy
      • Location given for Butler Cemetery:
      • Lat: 28.8302575     Lon: -97.8508347
      • 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 Karnes, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Pawnee and Tulsita. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
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