Welcome to Heart Butte ...

Heart Butte is located in Pondera County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Heart Butte, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1915.

Heart Butte is 4,470 feet [1,362 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Heart Butte is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Heart Butte is within the boundaries of the (406) area code.

The ZIP code for Heart Butte: 59448<3>

Communities near Heart Butte ...

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

• Dupuyer
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupuyer
  • Dupuyer is located in Pondera County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dupuyer <4>
• Browning
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
  • Browning is located in Glacier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,001 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Browning <4>
• East Glacier Park
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Glacier Park
  • East Glacier Park is located in Glacier County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Glacier Park <4>
• South Browning
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Browning
  • South Browning is located in Glacier County
• East Glacier Park Village
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Glacier Park Village
  • East Glacier Park Village is located in Glacier County
• North Browning
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Browning have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Browning
  • North Browning is located in Glacier County
• Starr School
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Starr School have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starr School
  • Starr School is located in Glacier County
• Valier
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valier have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valier
  • Valier is located in Pondera County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valier <4>
• Kiowa
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiowa
  • Kiowa is located in Glacier County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kiowa <4>
• McCarthyville ‑ Historic
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCarthyville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCarthyville
  • McCarthyville is located in Flathead 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 Heart Butte. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Heart Butte.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Heart Butte ...

Looking for more information about Heart 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Heart Butte, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Heart Butte.

Adding Heart Butte to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Heart 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 Heart Butte was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Heart Butte post office opened in 1915.

We also found Heart Butte on a map titled Shell Oil Map of Montana (1951).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Pondera County: www.ponderacountymontana.org/

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