Butler County, Alabama

Butler County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of Captain William Butler, who was born in Virginia and fought in the Creek War. As of 2010 the population was 20,947. Its county seat is Greenville.

Famous Citizens

 * Hilary A. Herbert, Secretary of the Navy under President Grover Cleveland
 * Warren A. Thompson: noted explorer and original settler of the county
 * Hank Williams: born in Butler County in 1923.

Geography
According to the 2000 census, the county has a total area of 777.92 sqmi. 776.87 sqmi (or 99.87%) is land and 1.05 sqmi (or 0.13%) is water.

Major highways

 * [[Image:I-65 (AL).svg|20px]] Interstate 65
 * [[Image:US 31.svg|20px]] U.S. Highway 31
 * [[Image:Alabama 10.svg|20px]] State Route 10
 * [[Image:Alabama 106.svg|20px]] State Route 106

Adjacent counties

 * Lowndes County (north)
 * Crenshaw County (east)
 * Covington County (southeast)
 * Conecuh County (southwest)
 * Monroe County (west)
 * Wilcox County (northwest)

Cities and towns

 * Georgiana
 * Greenville
 * McKenzie (part of McKenzie is in Conecuh County)

Unincorporated communities

 * Forest Home