Do you know of Butler ???
This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Butler. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Butler.<1>
Our sources for Butler (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Butler other than they indicate that Butler would be found somewhere in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin.
From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened in 1848 and closed in 1903.
Communities Also Named Butler ...
We found 42 communities that share the name Butler.
There is one other community in Wisconsin which is also named Butler.
Beyond Wisconsin, we know of another 41 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 41 communities, 40 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Wisconsin ...
- Waukesha County
- Please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Butler [Waukesha County].
- Waukesha County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Choctaw County
- Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Butler [Choctaw County].
- Arizona
- Mohave County
- Please visit our profile page for the Arizona community of Butler [Mohave County].
- Arkansas
- Mississippi County
- Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Butler [Mississippi County].
- California
- Colorado
- Florida
- Jackson County
- Please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Butler [Jackson County].
- Georgia
- Taylor County
- Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Butler [Taylor County].
- Illinois
- Montgomery County
- Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Butler [Montgomery County].
- Indiana
- DeKalb County
- Please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Butler [DeKalb County].
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Franklin County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Butler [Franklin County].
- Logan County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Butler [Logan County].
- Pendleton County
- Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Butler [Pendleton County].
- Louisiana
- De Soto Parish
- Please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Butler [De Soto Parish].
- Plaquemines Parish
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Butler [Plaquemines Parish].
- Manitoba
- Please visit our profile page for the Manitoba community of Butler.
- Maryland
- Baltimore County
- Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Butler [Baltimore County].
- Michigan
- Branch County
- Please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Butler [Branch County].
- Minnesota
- Otter Tail County
- Please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Butler [Otter Tail County].
- Mississippi
- Holmes County
- Please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Butler [Holmes County].
- Warren County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Butler [Warren County].
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- New Jersey
- New York
- Ohio
- Richland County
- Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Butler [Richland County].
- Oklahoma
- Custer County
- Please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Butler [Custer County].
- Ontario
- Please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Butler.
- Pennsylvania
- Butler County
- Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Butler [Butler County].
- Potter County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Butler [Potter County].
- South Dakota
- Day County
- Please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Butler [Day County].
- Tennessee
- Johnson County
- Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Butler [Johnson County].
- Texas
- Virginia
- Loudoun County
- Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Butler [Loudoun County].
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Alabama
Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Butler ...
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Butler:
Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>
Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.
A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Butler - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned
List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office
Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers
More Orphans in Milwaukee County ...
Can you help?
As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Milwaukee County.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Butler could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |