A visit to the Button 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 Button Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Button Cemetery:
43.2183, -90.2457
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Button Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Button Cemetery is located in Richland County<2>.
The county seat for Richland County is located in Richland Center. Richland Center lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northwest of the Button Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Button Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Button Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Button Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lone Rock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bear Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Bear Valley Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley Cemetery
- Sextonville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Sextonville Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sextonville Cemetery
- Avoca Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Avoca Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- North Otter Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Killian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Killian Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Killian Cemetery
- Willow Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Willow Valley Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Valley Cemetery
- Big Hollow Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Big Hollow Cemetery is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Hollow Cemetery
- Ash Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Ash Creek Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Creek Cemetery
- Mayfield Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Mayfield Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield Cemetery
- St. Malachy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The St. Malachy Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Malachy Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Pine River Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Pine River Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine River Cemetery
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
- Indian Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Indian Creek Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Neptune Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Neptune Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Dawson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Dawson Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Cemetery
- Blabaum Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Blabaum Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blabaum Cemetery
- Wyoming Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Wyoming Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming Cemetery
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lukes Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Button Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Button Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lone Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Rock is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Avoca
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Avoca is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 620 people
- Sextonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sextonville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sextonville
- Bear Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bear Valley is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
- Aubrey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Aubrey is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aubrey
- Ithaca
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ithaca is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
- Spring Green
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Spring Green is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Green
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,630 people
- Muscoda
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Muscoda is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscoda
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,236 people
- Richland Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Richland Center is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,949 people
- Neptune
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Neptune is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Helena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Helena is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Plain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Plain is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 765 people
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Balmoral
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Balmoral is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balmoral
- Highland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Highland is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 826 people
- Sandusky
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sandusky is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Pleasant Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Centreville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Centreville is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
- Former name for Centreville:
- Dry Bone
- Hyde
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hyde is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde
- Boaz
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Boaz is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Blue River
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Blue River is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
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 Button Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Richland County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Button Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arena
- Arena lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Button Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Arena.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arena
- Avoca
- Highland
- Muscoda
- Plain
- Plain lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Button Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Plain.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain
- Richland Center
- Spring Green
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 Button Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Wisconsin:
- Pages specific to Richland 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 Button Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1562488 (Button Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1562488 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: Richland
- Est. Elev: 218 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lone Rock
- Location given for Button Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.2183222 Lon: -90.2456796
- 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 Wisconsin's counties, including Richland, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Button 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. |