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Welcome to Butts ...

Butts is located in Jenkins County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Butts, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.

Butts is 240 feet [73 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Butts: 478

Communities Also Named Butts ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Georgia communities named Butts: This one is located in Jenkins County and the other is located in Emanuel County.

Beyond Georgia, there are 7 communities that are also named Butts - they are located in Illinois, Missouri, Newfoundland and Labrador, Pennsylvania and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Butts ...

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

  • Millen
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Twin City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Portal
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Midville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Kites Spur ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Kites Spur is located in Bulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kites Spur
    • Estimated population in 2019: 227 people
  • Garfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Summertown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Number Ten ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Number Ten is located in Burke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Number Ten
    • Estimated population in 2019: 145 people
  • Rocky Ford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Scarboro
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Scarboro is located in Jenkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Butts ...

Looking for more information about Butts? 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 Butts, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Butts.

Adding Butts to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Butts 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 Butts was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Butts post office opened in 1891. The Butts post office closed in 1931.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Butts.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Jenkins, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Butts - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/