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Welcome to The Buttes ...

The Buttes is located in Albany County<1>.

The Buttes is 7,400 feet [2,256 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of The Buttes is about 1½ mile [or 2¼ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for The Buttes: 307

Communities Also Named The Buttes ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named The Buttes - it's located in Colorado.

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

Communities near The Buttes ...

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

  • Laramie
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Tie Siding
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hermosa
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Hermosa is located in Albany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermosa
  • Sherman ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Sherman is located in Albany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
    • Sherman has also been known as:
    • Old Sherman
  • Buford
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Harmony
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Harmony is located in Albany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
  • Howell
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Howell is located in Albany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
  • Virginia Dale
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Granite Canon
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Granite Canon is located in Laramie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Canon
  • Wyoming Station ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Wyoming Station is located in Albany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming Station
    • Wyoming Station has also been known as:
    • Wyoming

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for The Buttes ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wyoming's counties, including Albany, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around The Buttes - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.