Butte Nebraska Map

About Butte, Nebraska

Butte is a locality in Boyd County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 286. The population density is 264.8 people per km². Butte is located at 42.9114°N, 98.8493°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Butte is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68722.

Butte claims the vast, open expanse of the high plains where the horizon acts as the primary architect of the day. It lies 95.1 miles northwest of Norfolk, NE (from Norfolk, NE: bearing 310°T), and is situated 33.0 miles north-northwest of O'Neill. The land surrounding Butte consists of resilient prairie grasses that sway in a rhythmic, golden hum under the weight of an immense, unshadowed sky. To the south, the terrain lifts toward the Harvey Buttes, providing a subtle verticality to an otherwise level world, while the quiet, persistent movement of Dizzy Creek carves a narrow, verdant path through the soil just a short distance away. When the light dips low at dusk, the prairie turns a bruised violet, casting long, lean shadows that stretch toward Reiser Reservoir, where the still water holds the reflection of the clouds like a mirror left out in the grass.

Agriculture serves as the pulse of Butte, grounding the lives of its residents in the cyclical labor of cattle ranching and the careful management of the surrounding grain fields. The history of this place remains etched in the quiet endurance of those who first broke the sod, a legacy that persists in the deliberate, measured pace of work that defines the local economy. Beyond the fences of the working ranches, the Parshall Bridge Wildlife Management Area offers a sanctuary for the native fauna, preserving a sliver of the wild character that once dominated the entire region. Life here moves with the seasons, a steady progression of planting and harvest that requires a keen eye for the weather and a deep, quiet respect for the land’s capacity to provide.

About This Butte Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Butte, Nebraska. Coordinates: 42.911387, -98.849256. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Butte includes the ZIP code (68722), telephone area code (402), county seat of Boyd County (Butte), and school district assignment (Boyd County Schools).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.