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WHAT'S NEW




Thanks to former
Butte County Coordinator
"Skip" Weist
for his love of history.



DO YOU HAVE MATERIAL
TO CONTRIBUTE?

The following make excellent
additions to this site:

Photographs
Postcards
Wills
Letters
Journals or Diaries Pre-1960
Yearbook or Alumni Lists
Pre-1960 Team Photos
Family Histories
Family Website Links

Contact Lynn with questions.



1950, Hank Darnell Performing A Rope Trick
Hank Durnell Performing Rope Trick, Belle Fourche, 1950
Click image to enlarge



Hello and Welcome!

My name is Lynn Diemer-Mathews.
I am the new County Coordinator for
Butte County SDGenWeb.
Contact me with any questions or if you
have material to contribute

State Coordinator - Linda Ziemann.

EXPLORE NEIGHBORING COUNTIES

Harding County, north
Perkins County, northeast
Meade County. southeast
Lawrence County, southwest
Crook County, Wyoming (west)
Carter County, Montana, northwest



A LITTLE HISTORY

Butte County was created from Harding County on March 2, 1883. The county was named for the buttes in the region.

Cities and towns include:
Arpan
Bella Fourche
Castle Rock
Empire
Fruitdale
Hoover
Jolly Dump
Newell
Nisland
Vale


Postcard courtesy of Refried Jeans.

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