Welcome to Mud Butte ...

Mud Butte is located in Meade County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mud Butte, you might consider that their post office opened in 1917.

Mud Butte is 2,870 feet [875 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Mud Butte is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel east from Mud Butte (for example, toward Iron Lightning), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Mud Butte: 605

Communities near Mud Butte ...

We have created a list of 8 communities that are near Mud Butte.

Fairpoint
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairpoint have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairpoint
- Fairpoint is located in Meade County
Cedar Canyon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cedar Canyon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Canyon
- Cedar Canyon is located in Meade County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cedar Canyon
- From Mud Butte to Cedar Canyon
Zeona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeona
- Zeona is located in Perkins County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zeona <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Zeona
- From Mud Butte to Zeona
Hoover
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
- Hoover is located in Butte County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hoover
- From Mud Butte to Hoover
Opal
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
- Opal is located in Meade County
- Estimated population in 2014: 30 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Opal <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Opal
- From Mud Butte to Opal
Castle Rock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Castle Rock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Rock
- Castle Rock is located in Butte County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Castle Rock
- From Mud Butte to Castle Rock
Date
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Date have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Date
- Date is located in Perkins County
Red Owl
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Owl
- Red Owl is located in Meade County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Red Owl
- From Mud Butte to Red Owl

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mud Butte ...

Looking for more information about Mud Butte? 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 Mud Butte, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Mud Butte.

Adding Mud Butte to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mud Butte 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 Mud Butte was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Mud Butte post office opened in 1917.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mud Butte.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Meade, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mud Butte - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	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.
<4>	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.
<5>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/