Welcome to Buttes ...Buttes is located in El Paso County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Buttes, you might consider that their post office opened in 1895. Buttes is 5,330 feet [1,625 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Buttes is 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level. Time Zone: Buttes lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Buttes: 719 Communities Also Named Buttes ...Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Buttes - it's located in Wyoming. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Buttes. Communities near Buttes ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Buttes.
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 Buttes. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Buttes. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Buttes. 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 Buttes. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Buttes. See our Newspapers Page for Buttes. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Buttes ...Looking for more information about Buttes? 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 Buttes, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Buttes. Adding Buttes to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Buttes 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 Buttes was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Buttes. Footnotes ...
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