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Welcome to Butte Creek ...

Butte Creek is located in Daniels County<1>.

The pronunciation of Butte Creek: bewt<2>

A typical abbreviation for Butte Creek: Butte Crk. (or less commonly used: Butte Ck. or Butte Cr.)

Butte Creek is 2,680 feet [817 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Butte Creek is ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Butte Creek lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Butte Creek, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Standard Time Zone (CST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.

Area Code for Butte Creek: 406

Communities Also Named Butte Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Montana communities named Butte Creek: This one is located in Daniels County and the other is located in Garfield County.

Beyond Montana, there are 3 communities that are also named Butte Creek - they are located in California and Oregon.

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

Communities near Butte Creek ...

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

  • Peerless
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Richland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Four Buttes
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Buttes
    • Four Buttes is located in Daniels County
  • Glentana
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Scobey
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Constance
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Coronach
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Rockglen
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Fife Lake
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Hart
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hart. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Butte Creek ...

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

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

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Daniels, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Butte Creek. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Butte Creek - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.









 

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