Welcome to Butte des Morts ...

Butte des Morts is located in Winnebago County<1>.

The location of Butte des Morts has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Butte des Morts, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

Butte des Morts is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Butte des Morts: (920) and (274)<4>

Communities near Butte des Morts ...

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

• Appleton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
  • Appleton is located in Outagamie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,058 people
  • Former name for Appleton:
  • Appleton Junction
• Oshkosh
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oshkosh
  • Oshkosh is located in Winnebago County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,495 people
• Neenah
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neenah
  • Neenah is located in Winnebago County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,363 people
• Fox Crossing
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Crossing
  • Fox Crossing is located in Winnebago County
• Menasha
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menasha have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menasha
  • Menasha is located in Winnebago County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,796 people
• Harrison
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
  • Harrison is located in Calumet County
• Ripon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripon
  • Ripon is located in Fond du Lac County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,844 people
• Kimberly
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
  • Kimberly is located in Outagamie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,869 people
• Berlin
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
  • Berlin is located in Green Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,383 people
• Omro
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omro
  • Omro is located in Winnebago County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,592 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 Butte des Morts. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Butte des Morts.

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

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

Adding Butte des Morts to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Butte des Morts 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 Butte des Morts was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

We also found Butte des Morts in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Butte des Morts.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Winnebago County: www.co.winnebago.wi.us/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/