Welcome to Butler ...

Butler is located in Morris County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Butler, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Butler, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Time Zone: Butler lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Butler: (973) & (862)<3>

The ZIP code for Butler: 07405<4>

Communities Also Named Butler ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 42 communities that are also named Butler - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California (2), Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky (3), Louisiana (2), Manitoba, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Missouri (2), Montana, Nebraska, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (2), Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin (2).

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

Communities near Butler ...

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

• Paterson
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paterson
  • Paterson is located in Passaic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144,801 people
• Clifton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
  • Clifton is located in Passaic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,025 people
• Passaic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic
  • Passaic is located in Passaic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,340 people
• East Orange
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Orange
  • East Orange is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,630 people
• Hackensack
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackensack
  • Hackensack is located in Bergen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,981 people
• Kearny
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearny
  • Kearny is located in Hudson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,507 people
• Spring Valley
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
  • Spring Valley is located in Rockland County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,258 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Valley <6>
• Garfield
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
  • Garfield is located in Bergen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,641 people
• Ridgewood
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood
  • Ridgewood is located in Bergen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,915 people
• Summit
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
  • Summit is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,812 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 Butler. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Butler.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Butler ...

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

Adding Butler to Our Gazetteer ...

The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Butler was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Butler on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1905).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Butler.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Morris County: www.co.morris.nj.us/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/