Four Buttes, Montana Explained

Official Name:Four Buttes, Montana
Pushpin Map:Montana#USA
Pushpin Label:Four Buttes
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Montana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Daniels
Timezone:Mountain (MST)
Utc Offset:-7
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:-6
Elevation Ft:2484
Coordinates:48.8097°N -105.6064°W
Area Code:406
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:771546

Four Buttes is an unincorporated village in Daniels County, Montana, United States. Four Buttes is located on Secondary Highway 248, west of Scobey. The community is named for a group of four large buttes to its west, which are better known as the "Whiskey Buttes", as they were once a rendezvous point for whiskey smugglers.[1] The village has a grain elevator, a gas station with 24-hour pumps, a post office and a restaurant. Google Maps didn't bother to visit the village en route from Scobey to Opheim.

Four Buttes was founded in 1926 as a stop on the Great Northern Railway. Residents built a grain elevator along the railroad, allowing area farmers to export their products.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Four Buttes. Montana Official State Travel Site. Montana Office of Tourism. July 8, 2014. July 14, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140714152512/http://visitmt.com/listing/categories_NET/City.aspx?city=four+buttes. dead.