Welcome to Butter Creek ...
So far, we found very little information about Butter Creek. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Butter Creek to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Butter Creek, please Contact Us.
Butter Creek was located in the Arkansas Ozarks.
Butter Creek would have been located within present day Van Buren County<2>.
The location of Butter Creek has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
A typical abbreviation for Butter Creek: Butter Crk. (or less commonly used: Butter Ck. or Butter Cr.)
While the community is gone, the present day location for Butter Creek is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Butter Creek was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Butter Creek once stood is in the (501) area code.
Communities near Butter Creek ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Butter Creek.
- Clinton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Clinton is located in Van Buren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,506 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <5>
- Fairfield Bay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Bay
- Fairfield Bay is located in Van Buren County
- Estimated population in 2015: 2,268 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield Bay <5>
- Guy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast) - Leslie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leslie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Leslie is located in Searcy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leslie <5>
- Damascus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Damascus have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Damascus is located in Van Buren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Damascus <5>
- Twin Groves
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Groves have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Groves
- Twin Groves is located in Faulkner County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Shirley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shirley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Shirley is located in Van Buren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shirley <5>
- Higden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higden
- Higden is located in Cleburne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Higden <5>
- Crabtree
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree
- Crabtree is located in Van Buren County
- Choctaw
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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 Butter Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Butter Creek.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Butter Creek. 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 Butter Creek.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Butter Creek. See our Newspapers Page for Butter Creek.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Butter Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Van Buren, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Butter Creek - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |