Welcome to Butner ...
The town of Butner is located in Granville County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Butner, you might consider that their post office opened in 1948.
From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Butner had a population of 7,591 people.<2> (see below for details).
Butner is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Butner lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Butner: 919 & 984<4>
Communities Also Named Butner ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Butner - it's located in Oklahoma.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Butner.
Communities near Butner ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Butner.
- Durham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wake Forest
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wake Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wake Forest
- Wake Forest is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47,314 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wake Forest <5>
- Oxford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsborough
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Franklinton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Youngsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kittrell
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kittrell have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
- Kittrell is located in Vance County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kittrell <5>
- Creedmoor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Stem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stem have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stem
- Stem is located in Granville County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Hester
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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 Butner. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Butner.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Butner. 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 Butner.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Butner. See our Newspapers Page for Butner.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Butner ...
Looking for more information about Butner? 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 Butner, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Butner.
Adding Butner to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Butner 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 Butner was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Butner post office opened in 1948.
We also found Butner in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Butner.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Granville, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Butner. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Butner - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 919 code has been Overlayed with the 984 area code. New phone numbers in the Butner area will be assigned with one of these codes: 919 or 984. As a result, placing a call in the Butner area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |