Butler County Historic Cemeteries

This one acre pioneer park was established in 1855 and is located adjacent to the Pater Park Wildlife Area. There are around 60 pioneers known to be buried in this cemetery, including veterans from the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, the Mexican-American War, and the Civil War.

Hamilton's original burial ground, established in 1848, is a prime example of the rural cemetery movement of the first half of the nineteenth century. Listed in the Department of Interior's National Register of Historic Places, Greenwood is noted for its fine collection of marble statuary and large...

The Indian Creek Pioneer Church and Burial Ground includes a cemetery, established in 1810 that served as final resting place for the area's earliest settlers and a brick meeting house, circa 1829.

This quarter-acre historical cemetery is the final resting place for a Revolutionary War soldier, a War of 1812 soldier and four veterans from the Civil War. The earliest burial is believed to be in 1810 and the latest in 1941.

The cemetery was organized in 1866 with burials starting in 1867. The cemetery has a total of 16.5 acres with over 2,000 burials. Many of the first burials were disinterred from the Paddy's Run Graveyard in Shandon. Veterans from the War of 1812, Mexican War, Civil War, Spanish American War, World...

The Pioneer Cemetery, formerly called The elk Creek Baptist Church and Cemetery, was established in 1804.

Recipient of the National Grounds Maintenance Grand Award for Cemeteries in 1993-1994, the Woodside Cemetery & Arboretum has over 5,000 annual flowers; 5,000 fall pansies in plant beds and large pots; 75,000 naturalized bulbs; and an at least 10,000 more are added each year. The Arboretum focuses on...