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Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Butts Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Butts Cemetery

Lat:   29.2109°   (29° 12' 39")

Lon:   -99.2320°   (-99° 13' 55")

The Butts Cemetery is located in Medina County<1>.

The county seat for Medina County is located in Hondo. Hondo lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Butts Cemetery .

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 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 Butts Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Medina County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Butts Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 20 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the Butts Cemetery.

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

    • Yancey
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yancey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancey
      • Yancey is located in Medina County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yancey <4>
    • D'Hanis
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Hondo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Frio Town ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frio Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frio Town
      • Frio Town is located in Frio County
    • New Fountain
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fountain
      • New Fountain is located in Medina County
    • Sabinal
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sabinal have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabinal
      • Sabinal is located in Uvalde County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,676 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sabinal <4>
    • Moore
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Quihi
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quihi
      • Quihi is located in Medina County
    • Devine
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Devine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devine
      • Devine is located in Medina County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,938 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Devine <4>
    • West Pearsall
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Pearsall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pearsall
      • West Pearsall is located in Frio County
    • North Pearsall
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Pearsall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pearsall
      • North Pearsall is located in Frio County
    • Natalia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Natalia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natalia
      • Natalia is located in Medina County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,622 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Natalia <4>
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Pearson
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
        • Pearson is located in Medina County
      • Pearsall
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearsall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearsall
        • Pearsall is located in Frio County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,620 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearsall <4>
      • Castroville
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castroville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castroville
        • Castroville is located in Medina County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,199 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castroville <4>
      • Bigfoot
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Knippa
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Lytle
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lytle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytle
        • Lytle is located in Atascosa County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lytle <4>
      • LaCoste
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for LaCoste have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaCoste
        • LaCoste is located in Medina County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,263 people
        • LaCoste has also been known as:
        • La Coste
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaCoste <4>
      • Rio Medina
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)

    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 Butts Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Medina County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Butts Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km] of the Butts Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Styles Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Styles Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Styles Cemetery is located in Medina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Styles Cemetery
    • Holy Cross Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Medina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
    • Yancey Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Yancey Cemetery is located in Medina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yancey Cemetery
    • St. Dominic Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Dominic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Dominic Cemetery is located in Medina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Dominic Cemetery
    • Cortez Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Mussman Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Tehuacana Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Tehuacana Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tehuacana Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tehuacana Cemetery is located in Medina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tehuacana Cemetery
    • Rothe Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rothe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rothe Cemetery is located in Medina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rothe Cemetery
    • Ingleside Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Oakwood Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Medina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakwood Cemetery
    • Cottonwood Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Brown Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Brown Cemetery is located in Uvalde County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
      • Davenport Cemetery
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davenport Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Davenport Cemetery is located in Uvalde County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davenport Cemetery
      • Frio Town Cemetery
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Roberson Cemetery
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Britsch Cemetery
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Britsch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Britsch Cemetery is located in Medina County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Britsch Cemetery
      • St. Patrick Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patrick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Patrick Cemetery is located in Uvalde County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patrick Cemetery
      • Sabinal Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Tomerlin Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • St. Johns Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Medina County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
      • Decker Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Decker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Decker Cemetery is located in Medina County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Decker Cemetery

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

    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 Butts Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1353438  (Butts Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1353438 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Yancey
      • County: Medina         Elev: 247
      • Location given for GNIS #1353438 (Butts Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Medina, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <2>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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Butts Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.2109, Longitude: -99.2320    
    <3>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.
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
    <7>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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