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Grassy Butte, North Dakota

Coordinates: 47°23′33″N 103°14′53″W / 47.39250°N 103.24806°W / 47.39250; -103.24806
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Grassy Butte
Unincorporated community
Built in 1914, the Grassy Butte Post Office is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Photo taken August 1958.
Built in 1914, the Grassy Butte Post Office is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Photo taken August 1958.
Grassy Butte is located in North Dakota
Grassy Butte
Grassy Butte
Location within the state of North Dakota
Grassy Butte is located in the United States
Grassy Butte
Grassy Butte
Grassy Butte (the United States)
Coordinates: 47°23′33″N 103°14′53″W / 47.39250°N 103.24806°W / 47.39250; -103.24806
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Dakota
CountyMcKenzie
Elevation
2,661 ft (811 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Mountain (MDT))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (MDT)
ZIP codes
58634
Area code701
GNIS feature ID1034897

Grassy Butte is an unincorporated community in southeastern McKenzie County, North Dakota, United States. It lies along U.S. Route 85 south of the city of Watford City, the county seat of McKenzie County.[1] Its elevation is 2,661 feet (811 m).[2] Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 58634.[3]

Grassy Butte currently has a gas station/convenience store and a bar. The elementary school has closed and the property sold. The residents now have to now send their children to either Killdeer, Watford City or Belfield schools.

The town also houses many different businesses including a welding production shop, various construction companies, and a tractor repair shop. It is where Roxanna's house is located in Peace Like a River by Leif Enger.

The Grassy Butte Post Office, owned by the McKenzie County Historical Society, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Due to the early 2010's Bakken oil boom, the town has seen expansion, and in 2018, the population was estimated to be near 60, likely double what it was 20 years earlier.

References

  1. ^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 77.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Grassy Butte, North Dakota, Geographic Names Information System, 1980-02-13. Accessed 2008-03-31.
  3. ^ Zip Code Lookup


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