Map of Butler County, Alabama

Butler County is a county located in the south central portion of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census, the population was 19,051. Its county seat is Greenville. Its name is in honor of Captain William Butler, who was born in Virginia and fought in the Creek War, and who was killed in May 1818.

Butler County overview:
Name:	Butler County
FIPS code:	01-013
State:	Alabama
Founded:	December 13, 1819
Named for:	William Butler
Seat:	Greenville
Largest city:	Greenville
Total Area:	778 sq mi (2,020 km²)
Land Area:	777 sq mi (2,010 km²)
Total Population:	19,051
Population Density:	24/sq mi (9.5/km²)
Time zone:	UTC−6 (Central)
Summer Time Zone (DST):	UTC−5 (CDT)
Website:	butlercountyal.com

Butler County location map. Where is Butler County?

Butler County location on the U.S. Map. Where is Butler County. — Location of Butler County in the the United States.

Butler County location on the Alabama map. Where is Butler County. — Location of Butler County in Alabama.

History

Butler County was formed from Conecuh County, Alabama, and Monroe County, Alabama, by an act passed December 13, 1819, by the Legislature while in session at Huntsville. This was the first session of the Legislature of Alabama as a State. The name of Fairfield was first proposed for this county, but was changed on the passage of the bill to Butler, in honor of Captain William Butler.

The precise date of the first settlement made by whites in Butler County is unclear. Some have it as early as 1814, but the earliest settler of no dispute is James K. Benson, who settled in the Flat in 1815, where he built a log house near the current location of Pine Flat Methodist Church. He was soon followed by William Ogly and John Dickerson and their families, who settled on the Federal Road, some 3 miles (5 km) south of where later Fort Dale was built. In the fall of 1816, a group of people from Georgia settled in a tent camp in Pine Flat, and the year after, another group settled near Fort Dale.

Butler County Road Map

Butler CountyStreet Map. — Street map of Butler County, Alabama. Source: OpenStreetMap (OSM)

Butler CountyMap — Butler Countypolitical map.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 778 square miles (2,020 km), of which 777 square miles (2,010 km) is land and 1.1 square miles (2.8 km) (0.1%) is water. It is located in the Gulf Coastal Plain region of the state.