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 altitude 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.
- Colorado Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colorado Springs
- Colorado Springs is located in El Paso County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 482,131 people
- Former names for Colorado Springs:
- El Paso
- Fountain Colony
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colorado Springs <3>
- Fountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
- Fountain is located in El Paso County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,017 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fountain <3>
- Henkel
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henkel have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henkel
- Henkel is located in El Paso County
- Widefield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pinon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinon
- Pinon is located in Pueblo County
- Fort Carson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stone City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone City
- Stone City is located in Pueblo County
- Stratmoor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stratmoor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratmoor
- Stratmoor is located in El Paso County
- Kelker
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kelker have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelker
- Kelker is located in El Paso County
- Pueblo West
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pueblo West have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pueblo West
- Pueblo West is located in Pueblo County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pueblo West <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 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 for Buttes was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
We also found Buttes in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Colorado & Utah.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Buttes.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including El Paso, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Buttes - 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. |