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Welcome to Butler ...

The town of Butler is located in Choctaw County<1> and is the County Seat for Choctaw County.

Butler was established in 1848.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Butler has a population of 1,723 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Butler is 180 feet [55 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Butler: 205 & 659<4>

The ZIP code for Butler: 36904<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Butler had an population of 1,723 people. This is a decrease of 9.03% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 11.73% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Butler had a population of 1,894 people (which is 13.68% of the total population of Choctaw County). This makes Butler the county's most populous community.

The population of Butler represents 0.04% of the population of Alabama (which has 4,779,736 people), making it the state's 190th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,894 people, the population of Butler decreased 2.97% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,952 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Butler.

Communities Also Named Butler ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 42 communities that are also named Butler - they are located in Arizona, Arkansas, California (2), Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky (3), Louisiana (2), Manitoba, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Missouri (2), Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (2), Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin (2).

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

Communities near Butler ...

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

  • Lisman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lisman is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
  • Pennington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Pennington is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
  • Gilbertown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Toxey
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Toxey is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toxey
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
  • Myrtlewood
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Myrtlewood is located in Marengo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtlewood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
  • Needham
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Needham is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
  • Red Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Red Springs is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Springs
  • Lavaca
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Lavaca is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavaca
  • Cromwell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Cromwell is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
  • Jachin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jachin is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jachin

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Butler. Our list includes 12 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Butler.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Butler ...

Looking for more information about 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Butler, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Butler.

Adding Butler to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of 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 (so far) for Butler was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Butler post office opened in 1848.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Butler.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Choctaw, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Butler.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Butler - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 205 code has been Overlayed with the 659 area code. New phone numbers in the Butler area will be assigned with one of these codes: 205 or 659. As a result, placing a call in the Butler area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a town (such as Butler). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Butler or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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