Welcome to East Butte ...

East Butte is located in Silver Bow County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Butte, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for East Butte: E. Butte

East Butte is 5,530 feet [1,686 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of East Butte is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: East Butte lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for East Butte: (406)

Communities near East Butte ...

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

• Butte - Silver Bow
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butte - Silver Bow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte - Silver Bow
  • Butte - Silver Bow is located in Silver Bow County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 34,207 people
• Janney
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janney
  • Janney is located in Silver Bow County
• Ramsay
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsay
  • Ramsay is located in Silver Bow County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ramsay <4>
• Elk Park
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Park
  • Elk Park is located in Jefferson County
• Highland City ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland City
  • Highland City is located in Silver Bow County
• Fairmont Hot Springs
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont Hot Springs
  • Fairmont Hot Springs is located in Silver Bow County
  • Fairmont Hot Springs has also been known as:
  • Gregson Fairmont Hot Springs
  • Gregson Hot Springs
  • Gregson Springs
  • Gregson
• Gregson ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregson
  • Gregson is located in Deer Lodge County
• Pipestone Hot Springs
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipestone Hot Springs
  • Pipestone Hot Springs is located in Jefferson County
• Moose Town
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moose Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose Town
  • Moose Town is located in Silver Bow County
• Warm Springs
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Springs
  • Warm Springs is located in Deer Lodge 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 East Butte. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Butte.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Butte ...

Looking for more information about East Butte? 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 East Butte, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for East Butte.

Adding East Butte to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of East Butte 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 East Butte was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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