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Welcome to Signal Butte ...

So far, we found very little information about Signal Butte. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Signal Butte to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Signal Butte, please Contact Us.


Signal Butte would have been located within present day Rosebud County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Signal Butte is 3,070 feet [936 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Signal Butte is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Signal Butte was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Signal Butte was located: 406

Communities Also Named Signal Butte ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Signal Butte - it's located in California.

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

Communities near Signal Butte ...

We have created a list of 7 communities that are near Signal Butte.

  • Colstrip
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Rosebud
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Ashland
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Forsyth
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lame Deer
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Sadie ‑ Historic
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Sadie is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sadie
  • Muddy
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Muddy is located in Big Horn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Signal Butte, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Rosebud, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Signal Butte - 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.