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Butler

Ghost town · Jackson County, Florida

Fairchild quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1955, 1:24,000)
Fairchild quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1955, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Butler is a ghost town in Jackson County, Florida. It is one of 9 former communities in Jackson County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 2nd among the 52 Florida counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Butler as a historical populated place on the Fairchild topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 30.7980° N, 84.9435° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleFairchild
Elevation77 ft
Nearest living townSneads, FL
Distance to it6.3 miles
GNIS feature ID300055
Coordinates30.79797, -84.94354

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What's there now

Butler is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Sneads, FL (population 1,854), about 6.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 77 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Butler?

Butler is in Jackson County, Florida, at 30.7980, -84.9435.

How many ghost towns are in Jackson County?

Jackson County, Florida has 9 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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