Welcome to Butterworth ...

Butterworth is located in Dinwiddie County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Butterworth, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1904.

Butterworth is 240 feet [73 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Butterworth: (804)

Communities Also Named Butterworth ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Butterworth - it's located in Ohio.

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

Communities near Butterworth ...

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

• Petersburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
  • Petersburg is located in Petersburg City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,446 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petersburg <4>
• Colonial Heights
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Heights
  • Colonial Heights is located in Colonial Heights City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,205 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colonial Heights <4>
• Jarratt
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarratt
  • Jarratt is located in Greensville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jarratt <4>
• McKenney
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenney
  • McKenney is located in Dinwiddie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McKenney <4>
• Stony Creek
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
  • Stony Creek is located in Sussex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stony Creek <4>
• Darvills
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darvills
  • Darvills is located in Dinwiddie County
• Addison
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
  • Addison is located in Dinwiddie County
• Ammon
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
  • Ammon is located in Amelia County
• Maitland Village
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maitland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland Village
  • Maitland Village is located in Dinwiddie County
• Grant Village
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grant Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
  • Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie 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 Butterworth. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Butterworth.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Butterworth ...

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

Adding Butterworth to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Butterworth post office opened in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Butterworth.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Dinwiddie County: www.dinwiddieva.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/