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Welcome to Butternut ...

The village of Butternut is located in Ashland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Butternut, you might consider that their post office opened in 1877.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Butternut has a population of 353 people<2> (see below for details).

Butternut is 1,510 feet [460 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Butternut: 715 & 534<4>

The ZIP code for Butternut: 54514<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Butternut had an population of 353 people. This is a decrease of 5.87% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 13.27% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Butternut had a population of 375 people. This makes Butternut the county's 11th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 375 people, the population of Butternut decreased 7.86% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 407 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Butternut.

Communities Also Named Butternut ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Butternut - they are located in Michigan, Minnesota and Vermont.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Butternut.

Communities near Butternut ...

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

  • Park Falls
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Park Falls is located in Price County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Falls
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,192 people
  • Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake is located in Price County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
    • Estimated population in 2015: 1,106 people
  • Fifield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Glidden
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Kennedy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Lugerville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Mellen
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Mellen is located in Ashland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 686 people
  • Phillips
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Tannery Town
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Tannery Town is located in Ashland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannery Town
  • White City
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • White City is located in Ashland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City

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

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

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

Adding Butternut to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Butternut post office opened in 1877.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Butternut.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Ashland, 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 Butternut.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Butternut - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 715 code has been Overlayed with the 534 area code. New phone numbers in the Butternut area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. As a result, placing a call in the Butternut area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a village (such as Butternut). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Butternut or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>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/