Welcome to Sentinel Butte ...

The city of Sentinel Butte is located in Golden Valley County<1>.

The location of Sentinel Butte has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Sentinel Butte was established in 1902.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Sentinel Butte has a population of 61 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Sentinel Butte is 2,720 feet [829 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Sentinel Butte is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Sentinel Butte lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Sentinel Butte lies within the (701) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Sentinel Butte had an population of 61 people. This is an increase of 8.93% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 1.61% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Sentinel Butte had a population of 56 people. This makes Sentinel Butte the county's 3rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 56 people, the population of Sentinel Butte decreased 9.68% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 62 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Sentinel Butte.

Communities Also Named Sentinel Butte ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two North Dakota communities named Sentinel Butte: This one is located in Golden Valley County and the other is located in Billings County.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sentinel Butte.

Communities near Sentinel Butte ...

We have created a list of 6 communities that are near Sentinel Butte.

• Beach
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach
  • Beach is located in Golden Valley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,026 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beach <5>
• Wibaux
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wibaux have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wibaux
  • Wibaux is located in Wibaux County (MT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 575 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wibaux <5>
• Medora
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medora
  • Medora is located in Billings County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medora <5>
• Golva
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golva have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golva
  • Golva is located in Golden Valley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golva <5>
• Fryburg
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryburg
  • Fryburg is located in Billings County
• Belfield
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfield
  • Belfield is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,035 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belfield <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Sentinel Butte. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sentinel Butte.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sentinel Butte. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sentinel Butte.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sentinel Butte. See our Newspapers Page for Sentinel Butte.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sentinel Butte ...

Looking for more information about Sentinel Butte? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Sentinel Butte, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Sentinel Butte.

Adding Sentinel Butte to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sentinel Butte in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Sentinel Butte was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Sentinel Butte post office opened in 1886.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sentinel Butte.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sentinel Butte. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of North Dakota: www.nd.gov/