Butte County

Background

Established February 6, 1917 with its county seat at Arco. It was named for the buttes that rise from the Snake River plain and served as landmarks to trappers and pioneers who traveled through the area. The first white men in the region were thought to be Donald Mackenzie and his Northwest Fur Company trappers in 1818.

Butte County Location

County Seat: Arco

Butte county

Location

Land Area: 2,237 square miles

Surrounding Counties

County Clerk

County Courthouse
Arco, ID 83213-0737
Phone: (208) 527-3021
Fax: (208) 527-3295

Butte county

County Services

  • Marriage License
  • Driver's License Renewal
  • Vehicle Registration
  • Property Tax Payment
  • Land Records
  • Elections
  • Passports

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