Welcome to Thunder Butte ...

Thunder Butte is located in Ziebach County<1>.

Thunder Butte is 2,080 feet [634 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Thunder Butte lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Thunder Butte (for example, toward Whitehorse), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area Code for Thunder Butte: 605

Communities near Thunder Butte ...

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

• Dupree
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Dupree is located in Ziebach County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupree
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 499 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dupree <3>
• Iron Lightning
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Iron Lightning is located in Ziebach County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Lightning
  • Estimated population in 2014: 412 people
• Isabel
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Isabel is located in Dewey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabel
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Isabel <3>
• Lantry
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Lantry is located in Dewey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantry
  • Estimated population in 2014: 58 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lantry <3>
• Red Elm ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Red Elm is located in Ziebach County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Elm
• Glad Valley
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Glad Valley is located in Ziebach County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glad Valley
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glad Valley <3>
• Green Grass
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Green Grass is located in Dewey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grass
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 35 people
• Faith
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Faith is located in Meade County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Faith <3>
• Firesteel
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Firesteel is located in Dewey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firesteel
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Firesteel <3>
• Eagle Butte
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Eagle Butte is located in Dewey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Butte
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,418 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Butte <3>

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Thunder Butte ...

Looking for more information about Thunder 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Thunder Butte, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Thunder Butte.