City of Butler, Mount Pleasant Township, Bates County, Missouri, United States

Overview of Butler

• Name:
  Butler
• Official Name:
  City of Butler
• Place Type:
  Incorporated City
• Located In:
  Mount Pleasant Township, Bates County, Missouri, United States
  
• History (GNIS):
  Settled in 1854; became the County Seat in 1856. Named for William O Butler, an officer in the Mexican War. Most of the buildings in this town were burned in 1861 during the Civil War. Post War Butler was gradually rebuilt to its earlier state. (US-T125/MO/p501)
• Surveys:
  Township 40 North, Range 31 West, Fifth Principal Meridian
• County Seat of:
  Bates County
• Coordinates:
  Latitude:38.258634738° 15' 31.1"N

  Longitude:-94.330505994° 19' 49.8"W
• Nearby Cities:
  • Monteith Junction (Lone Oak Township) 3.7 mi. SW
  • Passaic (Mound Township) 4.5 mi. N
  • Peru (Lone Oak Township) 5.7 mi. S
  • Cornland (New Home Township) 6.3 mi. SW
  • Adrian (Deer Creek Township) 9.7 mi. N
  • Rich Hill (Osage Township) 11.3 mi. S
• Nearby Cemeteries:
  • Oak Hill 0.9 mi. E
  • Glass (Summit Township) 2.8 mi. E
  • Morris 4.2 mi. SW
  • Fairview (Lone Oak Township) 4.4 mi. S
  • Elizabeth Chapel (Summit Township) 6.3 mi. E
  • Park (Charlotte Township) 6.4 mi. NW
  • Virginia (Charlotte Township) 7 mi. W
  • White (Deepwater Township) 8.1 mi. E
  • Nichols (Shawnee Township) 8.2 mi. N
  • Smith (Deepwater Township) 8.3 mi. E
  • Rogers (Pleasant Gap Township) 8.8 mi. SE
  • Howell (Elkhart Township) 9.4 mi. NW
• Population:
  4,212
• Elevation:
  263 m
• Histopolis Place ID:
  786429882
• Updated Apr 19, 2020