Grassy Butte, North Dakota

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
[1]
2,661 ft (811 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Mountain (MDT))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (MDT)
ZIP codes
58634
Area code701
GNIS feature ID1034897[1]

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.[2]

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

US Post Office and Beicegel Station

It is where Roxanna's house is located in Peace Like a River by Leif Enger.[citation needed]

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

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Grassy Butte, North Dakota
  2. ^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 77.


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