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Welcome to Butlerville ...

Butlerville is located in Lonoke County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Butlerville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1877.

Butlerville is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Butlerville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Butlerville - they are located in Indiana, Iowa, Massachusetts, New York, Newfoundland and Labrador (2), Ohio and Utah.

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

Communities near Butlerville ...

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

  • Jacksonville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Cabot
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
    • Cabot is located in Lonoke County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,466 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cabot <3>
  • Searcy
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Searcy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searcy
    • Searcy is located in White County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,543 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Searcy <3>
  • Beebe
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Ward
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ward have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
    • Ward is located in Lonoke County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,486 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ward <3>
  • Austin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
    • Austin is located in Lonoke County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,504 people
  • Lonoke
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Carlisle
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlisle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
    • Carlisle is located in Lonoke County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,154 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlisle <3>
  • Des Arc
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Hazen
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazen
    • Hazen is located in Prairie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,330 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazen <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Butlerville ...

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

Adding Butlerville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Butlerville post office opened in 1877.

We also found Butlerville on a map titled William Bradley Map (1889).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Butlerville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Lonoke, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Butlerville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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