Welcome to Butler ...
So far, we found very little information about Butler. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Butler to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Butler, please Contact Us.
Butler would have been located within present day Jackson County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Butler, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Butler, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Butler is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Butler was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: While Butler is in the Central Time Zone, the area just to the east is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
The location where Butler once stood is in the (850) & (448)<5> area codes.
Communities Also Named Butler ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 42 communities that are also named Butler - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California (2), Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky (3), Louisiana (2), Manitoba, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Missouri (2), Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (2), Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin (2).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Butler.
Communities near Butler ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Butler.
- Recovery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Marianna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marianna
- Marianna is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,712 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marianna <7>
- Chattahoochee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattahoochee
- Chattahoochee is located in Gadsden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,172 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chattahoochee <7>
- Donalsonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donalsonville
- Donalsonville is located in Seminole County (GA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,488 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donalsonville <7>
- Malone
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone
- Malone is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,082 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malone <7>
- Sneads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sneads
- Sneads is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,754 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sneads <7>
- Reynoldsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reynoldsville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
- Reynoldsville is located in Seminole County (GA)
- Estimated population in 2019: 960 people
- Grand Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Ridge
- Grand Ridge is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 872 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Ridge <7>
- Greenwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Greenwood is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 651 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwood <7>
- Greensboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensboro
- Greensboro is located in Gadsden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensboro <7>
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Butler. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Butler.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Butler. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Butler.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Butler. See our Newspapers Page for Butler.
Adding Butler to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Butler in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Butler was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
From that list, the Butler post office opened in 1898.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Butler.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Jackson County: www.jacksoncounty-fl.com/
The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Butler, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Butler - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | Area code (448) is an overlay for area code (850). |
| <6> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |