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

Telephone area codes for Butner: (919) and (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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
  • Durham is located in Durham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 285,897 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durham <5>
• 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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Oxford is located in Granville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,905 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <5>
• Hillsborough
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsborough
  • Hillsborough is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,226 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsborough <5>
• Franklinton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinton
  • Franklinton is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,312 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklinton <5>
• Youngsville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngsville
  • Youngsville is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,413 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Youngsville <5>
• 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creedmoor
  • Creedmoor is located in Granville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,615 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creedmoor <5>
• 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester
  • Hester is located in Granville County

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.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Butner.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Granville County: www.granvillecounty.org/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/