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Butler CountyMissouri

Butler County is a county in Missouri with its seat in Poplar Bluff, formed in 1849.

  • Founded1849
  • County seatPoplar Bluff
  • Named forWilliam Orlando Butler
  • Land area695 sq mi + 4.3 sq mi water
  • Population42,130 2020 Census
  • Parcels mapped28,572 checked 14 October 2026
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Updated

Clay, ARWayneRipleyStoddardDunklinCarter Poplar Bluff Census outline · seat marked

Where it is

Butler on the map of Missouri

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History

Formed in 1849 from Wayne County

An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.

Butler County was formed in 1849 from Wayne County, and named after William Orlando Butler. Poplar Bluff is the county seat.

Deeds and plats from before 1849 for land now in Butler County may have been recorded in Wayne County.

Boundary changes from the Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

  1. 1849
    Butler County created Butler created from Wayne.
    from Wayne
    · Mo. Laws 1848-1849, pub., pp. 25-27
  2. 1863
    Lost territory Butler lost to Ripley.
    to Ripley
    · Mo. Laws 1862-1863, loc., p. 56
  3. 1864
    Gained territory Butler gained from Ripley.
    from Ripley
    · Mo. Laws 1863-1864, adj. sess., spec., p. 409
  4. 1872
    Exchanged territory Butler exchanged with Carter.
    with Carter
    · Mo. Laws 1871-1872, adj. sess., gen., pp. 25-26
  5. 1872
    Exchanged territory Butler exchanged with Ripley.
    with Ripley
    · Mo. Laws 1871-1872, adj. sess., gen., pp. 21-22; Mo. Laws 1874, adj. sess., gen., p. 28
  6. 1883
    Boundary clarified Boundaries of Butler, Stoddard, and Wayne clarified (no change).
    with Stoddardwith Wayneno change
    · Mo. Laws 1883, pp. 55-57

Land and parcels

What the maps cover in Butler

Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.

Official
from the office that keeps the record
Good enough
a reliable statewide or national copy
Fallback
a guide only; check the official record
Missing
nothing public found yet

People and land

Butler by the Census

Population
42,130 2020 Census count
Housing units
19,287 2020 Census count
Land area
695 square miles
Water area
4.3 square miles
People per sq mi
61 population ÷ land area

Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Rules and offices

Who to ask before you build, dig or sell

Official county pages only. We link to them; we do not copy them, because they change.

Records

County government

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Questions

Common questions about Butler County

When was Butler County founded?
Butler County was founded in 1849, formed from Wayne County, and named after William Orlando Butler.
What is the county seat of Butler County?
The county seat of Butler County is Poplar Bluff.
Is there an online parcel map for Butler County?
Yes. Butler County publishes a parcel map of 28,572 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
Has Butler County's boundary or name changed?
Butler County was created in 1849 from Wayne County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 4 later changes, chiefly involving Ripley County and Carter County.
Is my lot in a flood zone?
We do not have flood maps for Butler County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.

Nearby

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