Grassy Butte, North Dakota

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Grassy Butte, North Dakota
Unincorporated community
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Built in 1914, the Grassy Butte Post Office is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Photo taken August 1958.
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Grassy Butte
Coordinates: 47°23′33″N103°14′53″W / 47.39250°N 103.24806°W / 47.39250; -103.24806
Country United States
State North Dakota
County McKenzie
Elevation
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2,661 ft (811 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Mountain (MDT))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (MDT)
ZIP codes
58634
Area code 701
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.

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US Post Office and Beicegel Station

Grassy Butte is mentioned in the Leif Enger novel "Peace Like a River" as being where the character Roxanna resides. [3] [ better source needed ]

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

References

  1. 1 2 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.
  3. ↑ Enger, Leif. Peace Like a River.


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