Butler County, Iowa

I have no books which are specifically for this County, but most counties are included in the Iowa statewide books

BUTLER COUNTY is in the third tier south of the Minnesota line, in the fourth west of the Mississippi River, and contains sixteen congressional townships, making an area of five hundred seventy-six square miles. It was taken from territory formerly embraced in the counties of Fayette and Buchanan, was established in 1851 and named for General William O. Butler, an officer in the Mexican War and Democratic candidate for Vice-President in 1848.
     The first white men who settled in the county were two brothers, Harrison and Volney Carpenter who, in 1850, went from Linn County up the Cedar and Shellrock rivers hunting and trapping. They were charmed with the country and made claims and built a log cabin in a grove where the town of Shellrock stands. In September of the same year Henry J. Hicks and Robert T. Crowell, from Wisconsin, settled at Coon Grove near where Clarksville has since been built. During the winter these pioneers carried on their backs supplies for their families from Cedar Falls. They found support through hunting, trapping and fishing until land could be brought under cultivation. In 1851 Jeremiah Perrin, M. A.. Taylor, Mahlon B. and William S. Wamsley, Seth Hilton and others came and also entered land.
     In 1853 the county-seat was located at Clarksville, a town laid out by Thomas and Jeremiah Clark and D. C. Hilton, and name for the proprietors; the plat embraced forty acres.
     The first county officers were: John Palmer, judge; W. C. Burton, clerk; Abner G. Clark, treasurer; R. T. Corwell, sheriff, and Hardin Baird, prosecuting attorney. The permanent organization of the county was made in October, 1854. A post-office was established at Coon Grove in 1853 of which Abner G. Clark was the first postmaster; later this settlement became Clarksville. In the spring of 1855 Miss Malinda Searls opened the first school in a log cabin at Clarksville. J. D. Thompson, judge of the Thirteenth District held the first term of court in the county in October, 1857. In July, 1858, Palmer and James established a newspaper at Clarksville, naming it the Butler County Transcript. This was the first paper in the county. The Dubuque and Sioux City Railroad was built through the south part of the county in 1865.

Source: History of Iowa: From the Earliest Times to the Beginning of the Twentieth Century by Benjamin F. Gue. New York: The Century History Co. 1903 #

Place Names

Allison	populated place
Aplington	populated place
Aredale	populated place
Austinville	populated place
Bristow	populated place
Butler Center	populated place
Clarksville	populated place
Coster	populated place
Dumont	populated place
Eleanor	populated place
Greene	populated place
Kesley	populated place
New Albion	populated place
New Hartford	populated place
Packard	populated place
Parkersburg	populated place
Pilot Rock	populated place
Shell Rock	populated place
Sinclair	populated place
Swanton	populated place
Wilmar	populated place
Allison Cemetery	cemetery
Antioch Cemetery	cemetery
Beaver Grove Cemetery	cemetery
Behrends Cemetery	cemetery
Bethel Reform Cemetery	cemetery
Bidwell Cemetery	cemetery
Brethren Cemetery	cemetery
Butler Center Cemetery	cemetery
Butler County Poor Farm Cemetery	cemetery
Codner Cemetery	cemetery
Coldwater Cemetery	cemetery
Coster Cemetery	cemetery
Dumont Cemetery	cemetery
Hardemen Cemetery	cemetery
Harlan Cemetery	cemetery
Haselroad Cemetery	cemetery
Hitesville Cemetery	cemetery
Jungling Cemetery	cemetery
Lowell Cemetery	cemetery
Lynwood Cemetery	cemetery
Madison Cemetery	cemetery
Memorial Park Cemetery	cemetery
Monroe Township Cemetery	cemetery
Needham Cemetery	cemetery
New Albion Cemetery	cemetery
Oak Hill Cemetery	cemetery
Oak Hill Cemetery	cemetery
Oak Hill Cemetery	cemetery
Old Bristow Cemetery	cemetery
Old Cemetery	cemetery
Old Town Cemetery	cemetery
Parker Burial Grounds	cemetery
Pleasant Hill Cemetery	cemetery
Pleasant Valley Cemetery	cemetery
Pleasant View Cemetery	cemetery
Riverside Cemetery	cemetery
Rose Hill Cemetery	cemetery
Saint Clair Gravel Cemetery	cemetery
Saint Marys Catholic Cemetery	cemetery
Saint Patricks Catholic Cemetery	cemetery
South Bristow Cemetery	cemetery
South Vilmar Cemetery	cemetery
Washington Reform Cemetery	cemetery
Wilmar Cemetery	cemetery
Allison Bible Church	church
Antioch Church	church
Baptist Church	church
Bennezette Church	church
Bethel Lutheran Church	church
Bethel Reform Church	church
Calvary Baptist Church	church
Calvary Baptist Church	church
Christian Reformed Church	church
Church of Christ	church
Church of Christ	church
Church of the Brethren	church
Community United Methodist Church	church
Dumont Reformed Church	church
Faith Lutheran Church	church
Faith Lutheran Church	church
First Baptist Church	church
First Baptist Church	church
First Congregational Church	church
First Presbyterian Church	church
First Reformed Church	church
First United Church of Christ	church
First United Methodist Church	church
Hitesville Gospel Hall	church
Hope Reformed Church	church
Immanuel United Church of Christ	church
Jehovahs Witnesses Kingdom Hall	church
Parkersburg United Methodist Church	church
Peace Lutheran Church	church
Pleasant Valley Church	church
Saint Francis Catholic Church	church
Saint James Lutheran Church	church
Saint John Lutheran Church	church
Saint Johns Church	church
Saint Johns Church	church
Saint Marys Church	church
Saint Patricks Church	church
Saint Peters Lutheran Church	church
Trinity Reformed Church	church
United Church of Christ	church
United Methodist Church	church
United Methodist Church	church
United Methodist Church	church
Unity Presbyterian Church	church
Washington Reformed Church	church
Aredale (historical)	locale
Eleanor (historical)	locale
Kesley (historical)	locale
Roots Siding (historical)	locale
Allison Post Office	post office
Aplington Post Office	post office
Aredale Post Office	post office
Austinville Post Office	post office
Belgrove Post Office (historical)	post office
Benezet Post Office (historical)	post office
Boylans Grove Post Office (historical)	post office
Bristow Post Office	post office
Butler Center Post Office (historical)	post office
Clarksville Post Office	post office
Clutterville Post Office (historical)	post office
Coster Post Office (historical)	post office
Dumont Post Office	post office
Eleanor Post Office (historical)	post office
Greene Post Office	post office
Hitesville Post Office (historical)	post office
Ingham Post Office (historical)	post office
Island Grove Post Office (historical)	post office
Kesley Post Office	post office
Maudville Post Office (historical)	post office
New Hartford Post Office	post office
Packard Post Office (historical)	post office
Parkersburg Post Office	post office
Prosper Post Office (historical)	post office
Roots Siding Post Office (historical)	post office
Shell Rock Post Office	post office
Sinclair Post Office (historical)	post office
Swanton Post Office (historical)	post office
Union Ridge Post Office (historical)	post office
Vilmar Post Office (historical)	post office
Willoughby Post Office (historical)	post office
Wilson Grove Post Office (historical)	post office
Pittsford School Number Three (historical)	school
Albion, Township of	township
Beaver, Township of	township
Bennezette, Township of	township
Butler, Township of	township
Coldwater, Township of	township
Dayton, Township of	township
Fremont, Township of	township
Jackson, Township of	township
Jefferson, Township of	township
Madison, Township of	township
Monroe, Township of	township
Pittsford, Township of	township
Ripley, Township of	township
Shell Rock, Township of	township
Washington, Township of	township
West Point, Township of	township

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Butler County, Iowa

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