Southwestern Sacramento in Sacramento County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

James Logan Butler

The Silver Baron of Tonopah, Nevada

Photographed by Syd Whittle, May 30, 2006

1. James Logan Butler Gravesite and Marker

Inscription. Feb. 2, 1855 Jan. 22, 1923
His Mizpah Mine Produced Nearly Half of the $250,000,000 Gold and Silver Taken in the Tonopah Rush of the Early 1900’s.

Erected 1994 by The Old City Cemetery Committee, Dedicated 26 June 1994.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is January 22, 1880.

Location. 38° 33.686′ N, 121° 30.071′ W. Marker is in Sacramento, California, in Sacramento County. It is in Southwestern Sacramento. It can be reached from Broadway. Marker is located at the City Cemetery, across the parking area from the Archive Center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1000 Broadway, Sacramento CA 95818, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Sacramento Valley

and specifically in the Central Valley.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: New Helvetia Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); The Bennett Brothers (within shouting distance of this marker); Anna Madah Fletcher (within shouting distance of this marker); Old Odd Fellows Plot (within shouting distance of this marker); Luella Buckminster-Johnston

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(about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Pioneer Cemetery Grove (about 300 feet away); Old Masonic Cemetery (about 400 feet away); Jane Norris (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sacramento.

Other markers no longer nearby. Colonel William Stephen Hamilton (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing); J. Holland Laidler Camp No. 5 Plot (was about 300 feet away but has been confirmed missing).

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. Marker at Tonopah, Nevada

Also see . . .
1. Mizpah Mine Site. (Submitted on November 29, 2008.)
2. Self Guided Walking Tour of the Tonopah Mining District. (Submitted on November 29, 2008.)

Photographed by Syd Whittle, May 30, 2006

2. James Logan Butler Gravesite and Marker

Jim and Belle Butler sculptures image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Lester J Letson, July 17, 2009

3. Jim and Belle Butler sculptures

Located at the corner of Main and Oddie in Tonopah, Nevada, local artist Adam Skiles donated this sculpture of Jim and Belle Butler to the town of Tonopah in 2007

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 29, 2008, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona. This page has been viewed 2,514 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 29, 2008, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona. 3. submitted on February 20, 2012, by Lester J Letson of Fresno, California.