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Welcome to Butler ...

Butler is located in Otter Tail County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Butler, you might consider that their post office opened in 1897.

Butler is 1,460 feet [445 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Butler lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Butler: 218

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, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky (3), Louisiana (2), Manitoba, Maryland, Michigan, 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.

  • Wadena
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Wadena is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadena
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,121 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wadena <3>
  • Perham
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Perham is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,638 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perham <3>
  • Frazee
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Menahga
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • New York Mills
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Sebeka
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Bluffton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Bluffton is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
  • Dent
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Dent is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dent
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dent <3>
  • Richville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Wolf Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Wolf Lake is located in Becker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people

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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Butler, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with 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 in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Butler post office opened in 1897. The Butler post office closed in 1954.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Butler.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Otter Tail, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Butler - 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/