Welcome to Butte Creek ...

So far, we found very little information about Butte Creek. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Butte Creek to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Butte Creek, please Contact Us.

Butte Creek would have been located within present day Garfield County<2>.

The location of Butte Creek has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

The pronunciation of Butte Creek: bewt<4>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Butte Creek, you might consider that their post office opened in 1913.

A typical abbreviation for Butte Creek: Butte Crk. (or less commonly used: Butte Ck. or Butte Cr.)

While the community is gone, the present day location for Butte Creek is 2,920 feet [890 m] above sea level.<5> In other words, the elevation of Butte Creek is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Butte Creek was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Butte Creek still existed, it would have been in the (406) area code.

Communities Also Named Butte Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Montana communities named Butte Creek: This one is located in Garfield County and the other is located in Daniels County.

Beyond Montana, there are 3 communities that are also named Butte Creek - they are located in California and Oregon.

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

Communities near Butte Creek ...

We have created a list of 4 communities that are near Butte Creek.

Jordan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Jordan is located in Garfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 389 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jordan <6>
Brusett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brusett
- Brusett is located in Garfield County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brusett <6>
Sand Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Springs
- Sand Springs is located in Garfield County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sand Springs <6>
Muscleshell City ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muscleshell City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscleshell City
- Muscleshell City is located in Petroleum County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Butte Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Butte Creek.

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

Adding Butte Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Butte Creek 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 Butte Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Butte Creek post office opened in 1913.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Butte Creek.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/

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 Butte Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>	If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Garfield, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>	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.
<4>	The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Butte Creek. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<5>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Butte Creek - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<6>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/