NEW POLLING PLACES NAMED FOR SCHOOL & GENERAL ELECTIONS

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FEMA Contact Information:

Individuals and business owners who sustained losses may also register for assistance online at www.fema.gov. For the hearing and speech impaired, the number to call to register for assistance is 1-800-462-7585. The toll-free telephone numbers will operate from 8 am to 6 pm seven days a week until further notice.

Available For Your Convenience
Butler County Courthouse Drop Box
(Located on the north side of the courthouse)

Use this handy drop box for all of your courthouse business

• Tax payments
• Car License
• Clerk of Court Fees
• Snowmobile or boat fees

Deadline dates and times will be honored the same as mail

Butler County History

Butler County [582 square miles] was named in honor of General William Orlando Butler (1791-1880), a Kentucky statesman, officer in the Mexican War, and unsuccessful Democratic candidate for Vice President in 1848.

Before the county was officially organized, it was attached to other counties. But by 1853, enough settlers had located in Butler County to warrant setting up the county's own governing body, and an election was held in August. Although a full staff of county officials was elected, the offices were not considered sufficiently lucrative to warrant a trip to Independence to be sworn in, so the elected officers failed to qualify... Read More.