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Welcome to Bute ...

Bute is located in Sullivan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bute, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Bute is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Bute: 660

Communities Also Named Bute ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Bute - it's located in Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Bute ...

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

  • Milan
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
    • Milan is located in Sullivan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,764 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <3>
  • Green City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green City
    • Green City is located in Sullivan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
  • Novinger
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Novinger have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novinger
    • Novinger is located in Adair County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
  • Linneus
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linneus have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linneus
    • Linneus is located in Linn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
  • Greencastle
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Browning
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
    • Browning is located in Linn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
  • Purdin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Purdin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdin
    • Purdin is located in Linn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
  • Humphreys
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphreys
    • Humphreys is located in Sullivan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
  • Pollock
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pollock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollock
    • Pollock is located in Sullivan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
  • Elmer
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
    • Elmer is located in Macon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 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 Bute. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bute.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bute ...

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

Adding Bute to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bute 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 Bute was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Bute post office opened in 1894.

We also found Bute on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bute.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Sullivan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bute - 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>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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