Butler County, Alabama
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At a glance
SummaryThe National Register of Historic Places includes 31 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1980. Most listings are in or near Greenville.
Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.
Newspapers
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National Register of Historic Places
NPS NRHP21 of 31 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
31 listed properties
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
County formation
Newberry AHCBButler was formed in 1819 (1819-12-13) from Conecuh, Dallas, Monroe.
BUTLER created from CONECUH, DALLAS, and MONROE.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Population by decade
CensusButler County population from 1820 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1820 | 1840 | 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,405 | 8,685 | 18,122 | 19,649 | 25,761 | 29,531 | 32,447 | 29,228 | 24,560 | 21,680 | 21,399 | 19,051 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
Cemeteries & historical places
USGS GNIS102 cemeteries and 0 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
Cemeteries — 80 of 102 listed
| Name |
|---|
| Andress Cemetery |
| Antioch East Cemetery |
| Antioch West Cemetery |
| Barnes Cemetery |
| Barnes-Hunter Cemetery |
| Bedgood Cemetery |
| Bennett Cemetery |
| Bethel Cemetery |
| Bolling Cemetery |
| Bragg Cemetery |
| Brushey Creek Cemetery |
| Butler Cemetery |
| Butler Springs Cemetery |
| Carter Cemetery |
| Cemetery |
| Coleman Cemetery |
| Consolation Cemetery |
| Craig Cemetery |
| Crenshaws Cemetery |
| Damascus Cemetery |
| Ebenezer Cemetery |
| Ebenezer Cemetery |
| Elizabeth Cemetery |
| Forest Home Cemetery |
| Fort Dale Cemetery |
| Friendship Cemetery |
| Garland Cemetery |
| Garner Cemetery |
| Giddens Chapel Cemetery |
| Giles Williams Cemetery |
| Glasgow Cemetery |
| Gravel Hill Cemetery |
| Harrison Cemetery |
| Hartley Cemetery |
| Hickory Grove Cemetery |
| Hopewell Cemetery |
| Howard Cemetery |
| Kilgore Cemetery |
| King Cemetery |
| Leysath Cemetery |
| Liberty United Methodist Cemetery |
| Lloyd Cemetery |
| Macedonia Cemetery |
| Magnolia Cemetery |
| Manningham Cemetery |
| Marsh Cemetery |
| Maye Cemetery |
| McClure Cemetery |
| McCoy Cemetery |
| Milner Cemetery |
| Monterey Cemetery |
| Moriah Cemetery |
| Mount Carmel Cemetery |
| Mount Moriah Fellowship Baptist Church Cemetery |
| Mount Olive Cemetery |
| Mount Olive East Cemetery |
| Mount Olive West Cemetery |
| Mount Pisgah Cemetery |
| Mount Pleasant Cemetery |
| Mount Zion Cemetery |
| Mount Zion Cemetery |
| New Prospect Cemetery |
| Oak Bowery Cemetery |
| Oak Grove Cemetery |
| Oakwood Cemetery |
| Oaky Streak Cemetery |
| Old Bethel Cemetery |
| Old Shiloh Cemetery |
| Pine Flat Cemetery |
| Pine Top Cemetery |
| Pioneer Cemetery |
| Pleasant Hill Cemetery |
| Pleasant Home Cemetery |
| Pressley Cemetery |
| Reddoch Cemetery |
| Rhodes Cemetery |
| Riley Cemetery |
| Ringgold-Simmon Cemetery |
| Saint Lukes Cemetery |
| Saint Paul Cemetery |
Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.
Historical markers
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