Welcome to Square Butte ...

Square Butte is located in Chouteau County<1>.

The location of Square 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 Square Butte, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1914.

Square Butte is 3,130 feet [954 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Square Butte is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Square Butte is located in the (406) area code.

Communities near Square Butte ...

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

• Geraldine
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geraldine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geraldine
  • Geraldine is located in Chouteau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geraldine <4>
• Denton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
  • Denton is located in Fergus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denton <4>
• Arrow Creek
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrow Creek
  • Arrow Creek is located in Judith Basin County
• Coffee Creek
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Creek
  • Coffee Creek is located in Fergus County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coffee Creek <4>
• Geyser
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geyser
  • Geyser is located in Judith Basin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geyser <4>
• Big Sag
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sag
  • Big Sag is located in Chouteau County
• Stanford
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanford
  • Stanford is located in Judith Basin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanford <4>
• Highwood
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwood
  • Highwood is located in Chouteau County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highwood <4>
• Danvers
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers
  • Danvers is located in Fergus County
• Fort Benton
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Benton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Benton
  • Fort Benton is located in Chouteau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,442 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Benton <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Square Butte ...

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

Adding Square Butte to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Square 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 Square Butte was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Square Butte post office opened in 1914.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Chouteau County: www.co.chouteau.mt.us/

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