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Welcome to Butlerville ...

Butlerville is located in Jennings County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Butlerville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

Butlerville is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The telephone area code for Butlerville: (812)

The ZIP code for Butlerville: 47223<3>

Communities Also Named Butlerville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Butlerville - they are located in Arkansas, Iowa, Massachusetts, New York, Newfoundland and Labrador (2), Ohio and Utah.

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

Communities near Butlerville ...

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

  • North Vernon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Versailles
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Osgood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osgood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osgood
    • Osgood is located in Ripley County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,592 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osgood <4>
  • Westport
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
    • Westport is located in Decatur County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,416 people
  • Elizabethtown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
    • Elizabethtown is located in Bartholomew County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
  • Holton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
    • Holton is located in Ripley County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holton <4>
  • Hartsville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
    • Hartsville is located in Bartholomew County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
  • Dupont
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dupont have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
    • Dupont is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dupont <4>
  • Vernon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Napoleon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Napoleon have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
    • Napoleon is located in Ripley County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Napoleon <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Butlerville ...

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

Adding Butlerville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Butlerville post office opened in 1851.

We also found Butlerville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Butlerville.

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

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Jennings, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Butlerville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 community (such as Butlerville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Butlerville or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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