Camp Butler National Cemetery

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Camp Butler National Cemetery
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	5063 Camp Butler Rd, Clear Lake Township, Sangamon County, Illinois
Coordinates	39°50′01″N 89°33′25″W / 39.8334963°N 89.5568939°W / 39.8334963; -89.5568939
Area	39.2 acres (15.9 ha)
Built	1865
Architectural style	Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements
MPS	Civil War Era National Cemeteries MPS
NRHP reference No.	97000891
Added to NRHP	August 15, 1997[1]

Camp Butler National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located a few miles northeast of Springfield and a few miles southwest of Riverton, a small town nearby to Springfield, in Sangamon County, Illinois. It was named for the Illinois State Treasurer at the time of its establishment, William Butler. Administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, it occupies approximately 53 acres (21 ha), and is the site of 19,825 interments as of the end of 2005. Camp Butler National Cemetery was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.