Butler, Illinois

About Butler

Butler, IL is a tiny community located in southern Illinois counting 163 people who proudly call it home.

Butler holds the status of an incorporated village, one of the most intimate forms of local government in America. The community covers 0.6 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 272 residents per square mile.

📰 Butler News Today

• David L. Butler Obituary Jul 1, 2026 Trimble Funeral Home & Crematory · Jul 1
• Fighting Illini Host Butler for Midweek Matchup at Illinois Field University of Illinois Athletics · Feb 16
• Mt. Juliet catcher Zoie Butler commits to University of Illinois Main Street Media of Tennessee · Sep 21
• Donald Levi Butler Obituary Jun 22, 2026 - Reeves - Baskerville - Fruland Reeves & Baskerville Funeral Home · Jun 26
• Butler 10-8 Illinois (17 Feb, 2026) Play-by-Play ESPN · Oct 2

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What Makes Butler Unique

• One of 14 places in the US named Butler — but the Illinois one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in southern Illinois, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Illinois — one of 1,461 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Butler

• Henry Eilers Nature Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Shoal Creek Nature Conservation Area · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

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