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Welcome to White Butte ...

White Butte is located in Perkins County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of White Butte, you might consider that their post office opened in 1909.

From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), White Butte had a population of 19 people.<2> (see below for details).

White Butte is 2,500 feet [762 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of White Butte is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for White Butte: 605

Communities near White Butte ...

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

  • Summerville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Summerville is located in Perkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,118 people
  • Lemmon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Hettinger
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Lodgepole
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Haynes
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Haynes is located in Adams County (ND)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
  • Shadehill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Bucyrus
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Bucyrus is located in Adams County (ND)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucyrus
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
  • Keldron
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Bison
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Meadow
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for White Butte ...

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

Adding White Butte to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of White 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 (so far) for White Butte was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the White Butte post office opened in 1909. The White Butte post office closed in 1960.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Perkins, 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 White Butte.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around White Butte - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/