Welcome to Lake Butler ...

The city of Lake Butler is located in Union County<1> and is the County Seat for Union County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lake Butler, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1860.

A typical abbreviation for Lake Butler: Lk. Butler

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Lake Butler has a population of 1,797 people<2> (see below for details).

Lake Butler is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Lake Butler lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Lake Butler is within the (386) area code.

The ZIP code for Lake Butler: 32054<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Lake Butler had an population of 1,797 people. This is a decrease of 5.27% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 6.75% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lake Butler had a population of 1,897 people (which is 12.21% of the total population of Union County). This makes Lake Butler the county's most populous community.

The population of Lake Butler represents 0.01% of the population of Florida (which has 18,801,310 people), making it the state's 285th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,897 people, the population of Lake Butler decreased 1.56% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,927 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Lake Butler.

Communities near Lake Butler ...

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

• Alachua
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alachua
  • Alachua is located in Alachua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,916 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alachua <5>
• Starke
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starke
  • Starke is located in Bradford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,471 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Starke <5>
• Waldo
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
  • Waldo is located in Alachua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 998 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waldo <5>
• Lawtey
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawtey
  • Lawtey is located in Bradford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 740 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawtey <5>
• Hampton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
  • Hampton is located in Bradford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <5>
• La Crosse
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
  • La Crosse is located in Alachua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 401 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Crosse <5>
• Worthington Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington Springs
  • Worthington Springs is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Worthington Springs <5>
• Brooker
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooker
  • Brooker is located in Bradford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 340 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brooker <5>
• Raiford
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raiford
  • Raiford is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 240 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raiford <5>
• Lulu
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulu
  • Lulu is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lulu <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lake Butler ...

Looking for more information about Lake Butler? 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 Lake Butler, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Lake Butler.

Adding Lake Butler to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lake Butler 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 Lake Butler was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Lake Butler post office opened in 1860.

We also found Lake Butler in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lake Butler.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lake Butler. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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