Welcome to Black Buttes ...
Black Buttes is located in Sweetwater County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Black Buttes, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.
Black Buttes is 6,620 feet [2,018 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Black Buttes is 1¼ mile [or 2 km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Black Buttes lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Black Buttes: 307
Communities near Black Buttes ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Black Buttes.
- Bitter Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bitter Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitter Creek
- Bitter Creek is located in Sweetwater County
- Point of Rocks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point of Rocks
- Point of Rocks is located in Sweetwater County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point of Rocks <4>
- Sweeney Ranch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweeney Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeney Ranch
- Sweeney Ranch is located in Sweetwater County
- Table Rock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock
- Table Rock is located in Sweetwater County
- Superior
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
- Superior is located in Sweetwater County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Superior <4>
- Arrowhead Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead Springs
- Arrowhead Springs is located in Sweetwater County
- Tipton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east) - Rock Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Rock Springs is located in Sweetwater County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,943 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Springs <4>
- Quealy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quealy
- Quealy is located in Sweetwater County
- Reliance
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Reliance is located in Sweetwater County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reliance <4>
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Black Buttes. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Black Buttes.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Black Buttes. 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 Black Buttes.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Black Buttes. See our Newspapers Page for Black Buttes.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Black Buttes ...
Looking for more information about Black Buttes? 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 Black Buttes, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Black Buttes.
Adding Black Buttes to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Black Buttes 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 Black Buttes was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Black Buttes post office opened in 1890.
We also found Black Buttes in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Black Buttes.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Black Buttes. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Sweetwater County: www.co.sweet.wy.us/
The official website for State of Wyoming: https://www.wyo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wyoming's counties, including Sweetwater, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Black Buttes - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |