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Welcome to Buttzville ...

Buttzville is located in Ransom County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Buttzville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

Buttzville is 1,170 feet [357 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Buttzville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Buttzville is within the boundaries of the (701) area code.

Communities Also Named Buttzville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Buttzville - it's located in New Jersey.

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

Communities near Buttzville ...

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

  • Lisbon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Gwinner
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gwinner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwinner
    • Gwinner is located in Sargent County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gwinner <4>
  • Enderlin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Milnor
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milnor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milnor
    • Milnor is located in Sargent County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milnor <4>
  • Sheldon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Fingal
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fingal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fingal
    • Fingal is located in Barnes County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fingal <4>
  • Fort Ransom
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Nome
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Kathryn
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Alice
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
    • Alice is located in Cass County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Buttzville ...

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

Adding Buttzville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Buttzville post office opened in 1883.

We also found Buttzville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Buttzville.

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

The official website for State of North Dakota: www.nd.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Dakota's counties, including Ransom, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Buttzville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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