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Welcome to Butler ...

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Butler, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Butler has a population of 1,814 people<2> (see below for details).

Butler is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Butler (for example, toward Phenix City (AL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Butler: 478

The ZIP code for Butler: 31006<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Butler had an population of 1,814 people. This is a decrease of 8.01% since the 2010 Census.

At the time of the 2010 Census, Butler had a population of 1,972 people (which is 22.47% of the total population of Taylor County). This makes Butler the county's most populous community.

The population of Butler represents 0.02% of the total population of Georgia (which has 9,687,653 people), making it the state's 228th most populous community.

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

Communities Also Named Butler ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 42 communities that are also named Butler - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California (2), Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky (3), Louisiana (2), Manitoba, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Missouri (2), Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (2), Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Butler.

Communities near Butler ...

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

  • Washington Square
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Washington Square is located in Peach County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Square
    • Estimated population in 2019: 3,963 people
  • Lee Pope
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Lee Pope is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Pope
    • Estimated population in 2019: 3,055 people
  • Marshallville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Reynolds
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Roberta
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Talbotton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Ideal
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Norwich
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Norwich is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich
    • Estimated population in 2019: 222 people
  • Junction City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Geneva
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Butler ...

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

Adding Butler to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of 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 (so far) for Butler was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1855.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Butler.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Taylor, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Butler.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Butler - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Butler). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Butler or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.