Butler the largest organized county in the State, may well be called 'the State of Butler.' Within it lines lies more territory than that of some of the Eastern States, while its arable land amounts to nearly as much as that of two of the smaller ones. From north to south it stretches forty-two miles, and from east to west thirty-four and a half; making a total area of about one million acres. It is named in honor of Andrew P. Butler, for twelve years United States Senator from South Carolina. Source: Cutler's History of the state of Kansas
County Seat: El Dorado, Kansas
Date organized: February 11, 1859
County History:
- Cutler's History of the State of Kansas, Butler County
- History of Butler County on the County Website
- 82nd Airborne Division 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment WWII Re-enactors on Facebook
Historic Landmarks, State, National:
C.N. James Trading Post, Augusta, Kansas.
County Historical Society:
- Butler County History Center and Kansas Oil Museum Facebook page
- Augusta, Kansas Historical Society | Facebook page
- World War II History Center Foundation | Facebook
- Prairie Rose |Silver Screen Cowboy Museum Facebook
Websites about the county: