Welcome to Red Butte ...
So far, we found very little information about Red Butte. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Red Butte to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Red Butte, please Contact Us.
Red Butte would have been located within present day Mercer County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Red Butte, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
We don't have a date for the establishment of Red Butte. The community was inundated by Lake Sakakawea.
Time Zone: The area where Red Butte was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Red Butte, you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).
Red Butte would have been located in the (701) area code.
Communities Also Named Red Butte ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Red Butte - they are located in Nevada, Utah and Wyoming.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Red Butte.
Communities near Red Butte ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Red Butte.
- Zap
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zap
- Zap is located in Mercer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zap <4>
- Halliday
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halliday
- Halliday is located in Dunn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halliday <4>
- Golden Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Valley
- Golden Valley is located in Mercer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golden Valley <4>
- Dodge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge
- Dodge is located in Dunn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dodge <4>
- Elbowoods ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Beaver Creek ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beaver Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
- Beaver Creek is located in Mercer County
- Nishu ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Twin Buttes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Buttes
- Twin Buttes is located in Dunn County
- White Shield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Shield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Shield
- White Shield is located in McLean County
- Lucky Mound ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lucky Mound. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky Mound
- Lucky Mound is located in McLean 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 Red Butte. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Red Butte.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Red 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 Red Butte.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Red Butte. See our Newspapers Page for Red Butte.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of North Dakota: www.nd.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 Red Butte, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Dakota's counties, including Mercer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |