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BUTLER COUNTY RESOURCES

Butler County Cemetery Index

Members of the Cranberry Genealogy Club read all known cemeteries in Cranberry Township and published a book, Cemetery Survey of Cranberry Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania.

Cemetery Research 

Cemetery Descriptions and List of Surnames


Every name index - list of the surnames.  The book contains transcriptions of all the extant tombstones in the known cemeteries in the township.  One stone was missed - check out the inscription in the addendum.

Download the .pdf file  (last updated in 2006) Includes a physical description of each tombstone, complete with all symbols, and a description of any flag holders on each plot


Cemetery Book Addendum
One additional burial site was located in the woods in 2009. There were numerous stone fragments scattered in the area, but only a few stones with readable markings.

 

They are as follows (the slashes indicate a new line):

HOFFMAN JOHN HOFFMAN/ DIED/ MAY (possibly 11), 1868/ IN HIS 36 YEAR Footstone: J H
GRAHAM MATILDA/ DAUGHTER OF/ J & M GRAHAM/ DIED/ DEC. 21, 1810/ AGED 1Y 6M 7D Footstone: MG
??? AGED 56 YRS/ & 21 DS.
??? _____ THOU MUST WITHOUT/ TO SMILE AS THE SUMMER _____/ PLEASANT IS THE AIR OF _____/ PROUD BE THY SILENT SLUMBER/ PEACEFUL IN THE GRAVE SO LOW/ THOSE NOW WILL JOIN OUR NUMBERS/ THOUGH MORE OUR SOULS SHALL LIVE/ BROTHER THOU HAST _____/ NOW THY LOSS WE DEEPLY FEEL/ BUT IS GOD THAT HATH BORNE US/ WHEN STILL OUR SORROWS HEAL./ AGAIN GO HOME TO MEET THEE/ THEN IN HEAVEN WITH JOY TO MEET/ WHEN THE DAY OF LIFE IS FLED/ WHERE NO FAREWELL IS HEARD

To receive a free copy

  • With so much information readily available on the internet, this book is now free.

  • You may pick one up at a club event or receive it by mail. Please email us, before attending an event so we have a copy to give you.

  • If you wish to order by mail, send your name, address, email address and check for $7.00 (includes postage/handling)
    Cranberry Genealogy Club
    c/o Pat Purifoy, Membership Chair
    108 Oakridge Trail
    ​Evans City, PA 16033

usgwarchives.net Butler Co map.jpg

Map source: http://usgwarchives.net/maps/pa/county/

Deepen your research with verified archives. We recommend starting with the Butler County Historical Society and the PA State Archives Burial Records. For field work, utilize the USGS Topographic Maps to locate abandoned historical sites.

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Other excellent resources: Find-A-Grave and Cemeteries in Butler County, Pennsylvania

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