Welcome to West Butler ...

West Butler is located in Wayne County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Butler, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

A typical abbreviation for West Butler: W. Butler

West Butler is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: West Butler lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

West Butler is within the boundaries of the (315) area code.

Communities Also Named West Butler ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named West Butler - it's located in Alabama.

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

Communities near West Butler ...

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

• Newark
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,750 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <4>
• Seneca Falls
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Falls
  • Seneca Falls is located in Seneca County
  • Estimated population in 2012: 6,677 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca Falls <4>
• Waterloo
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
  • Waterloo is located in Seneca County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,864 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterloo <4>
• Lyons
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyons have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
  • Lyons is located in Wayne County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 3,494 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <4>
• Clyde
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clyde have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
  • Clyde is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,945 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <4>
• Phelps
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps
  • Phelps is located in Ontario County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,901 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phelps <4>
• Sodus
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sodus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodus
  • Sodus is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,696 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sodus <4>
• Weedsport
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weedsport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedsport
  • Weedsport is located in Cayuga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,683 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weedsport <4>
• Jordan
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
  • Jordan is located in Onondaga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,294 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jordan <4>
• Port Byron
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Byron
  • Port Byron is located in Cayuga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,181 people
  • Former name for Port Byron:
  • Bucksville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Byron <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 West Butler. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Butler.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Butler ...

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

Adding West Butler to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Butler 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 West Butler was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Butler.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Wayne County: www.co.wayne.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/