Mud Butte, South Dakota

Mud Butte is a former village, now a diffuse unincorporated community, located in northern Meade County, South Dakota, United States. It roughly lies along U.S. Route 212, 55 miles northeast of the city of Sturgis.[2] Its elevation is 2,871 feet (875 m).[1] Mud Butte lies within ZIP code 57758, which is served by the post office at Opal.[3]

Mud Butte
Unincorporated community
Mud Butte Location within the state of South Dakota Mud Butte Mud Butte (the United States)
Coordinates: 45°0′17″N 102°52′40″W
Country	United States
State	South Dakota
County	Meade
Government
• Mayor	Andy Kovalik
Elevation	2,871 ft (875 m)
Time zone	UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP codes	57758
Area code(s)	605
GNIS feature ID	1256574[1]

History

Mud Butte was named from a barren butte nearby that had the color of dark mud.[4] It has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names.[5]

A rare Tyrannosaurus skeleton was found at Mud Butte in the 1980s.[6]

References

1. "Mud Butte, South Dakota". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2008-03-04.
2. Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '05. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2005, p. 93.
3. Zip Code Lookup
4. Federal Writers' Project (1938). The WPA Guide to South Dakota. WPA. p. 241. ISBN 978-0-87351-552-8.
5. Thompson, George E. (1 July 2009). You Live Where?: Interesting and Unusual Facts about where We Live. iUniverse. p. 340. ISBN 978-1-4401-3421-0.
6. Dinosaur Skeleton Excavated. Toledo Blade. 27 December 1981. p. 11.