Welcome to Butte Falls ...

The town of Butte Falls is located in Jackson County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Butte Falls, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1925.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Butte Falls has a population of 457 people<3> (see below for details).

Butte Falls is 2,540 feet [774 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Butte Falls is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Butte Falls lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Butte Falls: (541) and (458)<5>

Websites for Butte Falls ...

Junior League:   www.jlojc.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Butte Falls had an population of 457 people. This is an increase of 8.04% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 4.1% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Butte Falls had a population of 423 people. This makes Butte Falls the county's 11th most populous community.

The population of Butte Falls represents 0.01% of the population of Oregon (which has 3,831,074 people), making it the state's 196th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 423 people, the population of Butte Falls decreased 3.64% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 439 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Butte Falls.

Communities near Butte Falls ...

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

• Eagle Point
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
  • Eagle Point is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,656 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Point <6>
• Shady Cove
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Cove
  • Shady Cove is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,119 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shady Cove <6>
• Brownsboro
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsboro
  • Brownsboro is located in Jackson County
• Trail
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail
  • Trail is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trail <6>
• Prospect
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
  • Prospect is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prospect <6>
• White City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
  • White City is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White City <6>
• Shale City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shale City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shale City
  • Shale City is located in Jackson County
• Central Point
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Point
  • Central Point is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,117 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central Point <6>
• Sams Valley
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sams Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Valley
  • Sams Valley is located in Jackson County
• Medford
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
  • Medford is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 83,412 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medford <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Butte Falls ...

Looking for more information about Butte Falls? 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 Butte Falls, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Butte Falls.

Adding Butte Falls to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Butte Falls 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 Butte Falls was on a map titled Auto Trails Map - Washington and Oregon (from Rand McNally, 1925).

We also found Butte Falls on a map titled Mobile Oil Map of Oregon (1949).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Jackson County: www.co.jackson.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/