Welcome to Butts ...

Butts is located in Jenkins County<1>.

The location of Butts has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Butts, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Butts is 240 feet [73 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Butts lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Butts is within the (478) area code.

Communities Also Named Butts ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Georgia communities named Butts: This one is located in Jenkins County and the other is located in Emanuel County.

Beyond Georgia, there are 7 communities that are also named Butts - they are located in Illinois, Missouri, Newfoundland and Labrador, Pennsylvania and Virginia (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Butts.

Communities near Butts ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Butts.

• Millen
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millen
  • Millen is located in Jenkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,762 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millen <4>
• Twin City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin City
  • Twin City is located in Emanuel County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,698 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Twin City <4>
• Portal
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portal
  • Portal is located in Bulloch County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 707 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portal <4>
• Midville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midville
  • Midville is located in Burke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midville <4>
• Kites Spur ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kites Spur have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kites Spur
  • Kites Spur is located in Bulloch County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 227 people
• Garfield
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
  • Garfield is located in Emanuel County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garfield <4>
• Summertown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summertown
  • Summertown is located in Emanuel County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summertown <4>
• Number Ten ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Number Ten have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Number Ten
  • Number Ten is located in Burke County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 145 people
• Rocky Ford
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
  • Rocky Ford is located in Screven County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Ford <4>
• Scarboro
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
  • Scarboro is located in Jenkins County

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 Butts. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Butts.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Butts. 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 Butts.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Butts. See our Newspapers Page for Butts.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Butts ...

Looking for more information about Butts? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Butts, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Butts.

Adding Butts to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Butts in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Butts was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Butts post office opened in 1891.

We also found Butts on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Georgia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Butts.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Butts. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/