Welcome to Butte Meadows ...
Butte Meadows is located in Butte County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Butte Meadows, you might consider that their post office opened in 1878.
A typical abbreviation for Butte Meadows: Butte Mdws.
Butte Meadows is 4,340 feet [1,323 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Butte Meadows is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Butte Meadows lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The telephone area code for Butte Meadows: (530)
Communities near Butte Meadows ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Butte Meadows.
- Inskip ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Powellton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Stirling City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stirling City
- Stirling City is located in Butte County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stirling City <4>
- De Sabla
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Sabla
- De Sabla is located in Butte County
- Forest Ranch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Ranch
- Forest Ranch is located in Butte County
- Belden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
- Belden is located in Plumas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belden <4>
- Longville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longville
- Longville is located in Plumas County
- Mill Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Mill Creek is located in Tehama County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mill Creek <4>
- Nimshew
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimshew
- Nimshew is located in Butte County
- Storrie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storrie
- Storrie is located in Plumas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Storrie <4>
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 Meadows. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Butte Meadows.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Butte Meadows. 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 Meadows.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Butte Meadows. See our Newspapers Page for Butte Meadows.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Butte Meadows ...
Looking for more information about Butte Meadows? 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 Meadows, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Butte Meadows.
Adding Butte Meadows to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Butte Meadows 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 Meadows was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Butte Meadows post office opened in 1878.
We also found Butte Meadows in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Butte Meadows.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Butte Meadows. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Butte County: www.buttecounty.net/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Butte, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Butte Meadows - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |