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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about The Buttes (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for The Buttes. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

The Buttes is located in Albany County.

To see how the shape of Wyoming's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Albany County: Jackson (CO), Larimer (CO), Carbon, Converse, Laramie & Platte.

Below are the counties that are near The Buttes. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to The Buttes:

  • Albany County     (The home county of The Buttes)
    • The following are listed by their distance from The Buttes, with the one closest to The Buttes listed first.
    • Red Buttes ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Red Buttes. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Buttes
      • Red Buttes is located in Albany County
    • Tie Siding
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hermosa
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hermosa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermosa
      • Hermosa is located in Albany County
    • Sherman ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sherman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
      • Sherman is located in Albany County
      • Sherman has also been known as:
      • Old Sherman
    • Laramie
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Buford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Harmony
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harmony. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
      • Harmony is located in Albany County
    • Wyoming Station ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming Station
      • Wyoming Station is located in Albany County
      • Wyoming Station has also been known as:
      • Wyoming
    • Jelm
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jelm. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jelm
      • Jelm is located in Albany County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jelm <2>
    • Woods Landing
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woods Landing. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Landing
      • Woods Landing is located in Albany County
    • Bosler
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosler
      • Bosler is located in Albany County
    • Albany
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
      • Albany is located in Albany County
  • Laramie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from The Buttes, with the one closest to The Buttes listed first.
    • Islay
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Islay. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Islay
      • Islay is located in Laramie County
    • Horse Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Larimer County (CO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from The Buttes, with the one closest to The Buttes listed first.
    • Virginia Dale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Virginia Dale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Dale
      • Virginia Dale is located in Larimer County (CO)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virginia Dale <2>
    • Red Feather Lakes
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Feather Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Feather Lakes
      • Red Feather Lakes is located in Larimer County (CO)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Feather Lakes <2>
    • Manhattan ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manhattan
      • Manhattan is located in Larimer County (CO)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to The Buttes, see our County-by-County Page for The Buttes.

Cemeteries Near The Buttes ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of The Buttes.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for The Buttes covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from The Buttes, with the one closest to The Buttes listed first.

  • Greenhill Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Old Sherman Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Harmony Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Worster Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Overland Trail Stage Station Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Overland Trail Stage Station Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Overland Trail Stage Station Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Abbey of St. Walburga Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Abbey of St. Walburga Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Abbey of St. Walburga Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Boyd Family Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boyd Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boyd Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Murchland Family Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Murchland Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Murchland Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Virginia Dale Community Church Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Trails End Ranch Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trails End Ranch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trails End Ranch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Roy Sweetland Grave
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roy Sweetland Grave
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roy Sweetland Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Black Mtn. Ranch Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Black Mtn. Ranch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Black Mtn. Ranch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Jewett Family Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jewett Family Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jewett Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Forrester Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Swanson Memorial Garden
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swanson Memorial Garden
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swanson Memorial Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2344070 <4>

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>

While we didn't find The Buttes in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of The Buttes.

These communities are listed based on their distance from The Buttes, with the one closest to The Buttes listed first.

  • Red Buttes ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Red Buttes. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Buttes
    • Red Buttes is located in Albany County
  • Tie Siding
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sherman ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sherman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
    • Sherman is located in Albany County
    • Sherman has also been known as:
    • Old Sherman
  • Laramie
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Dale Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dale Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale Creek
    • Dale Creek is located in Albany County
  • Buford
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Howell
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
    • Howell is located in Albany County
  • Virginia Dale
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Virginia Dale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Dale
    • Virginia Dale is located in Larimer County (CO)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virginia Dale <2>
  • Hecla ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hecla have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hecla
    • Hecla is located in Laramie County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Wyoming Station ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming Station
      • Wyoming Station is located in Albany County
      • Wyoming Station has also been known as:
      • Wyoming
    • Hatton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hatton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
      • Hatton is located in Albany County
    • Islay
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Islay. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Islay
      • Islay is located in Laramie County
    • Horse Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Silver Crown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Crown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Crown
      • Silver Crown is located in Laramie County
    • Altus
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altus have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altus
      • Altus is located in Laramie County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around The Buttes. See our List of 1890's Communities around The Buttes.

Newspapers Published in The Buttes ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around The Buttes.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of The Buttes, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for The Buttes.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to The Buttes:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for The Buttes. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Albany County: www.co.albany.wy.us/

The official website for State of Wyoming: https://www.wyo.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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.
<5>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 drawn from Point A (ie- The Buttes) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in The Buttes. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1725, Longitude: -105.5675       In this case, the coordinates for The Buttes have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about The Buttes, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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