Butler, Freestone County, Texas

Notable sites in Butler include its many churches, historic cemeteries, lakes and reservoirs, as well as the numerous springs and creeks.

In the early 1850s, several prominent families from Butler County, Alabama, settled in area known a West Point Hill.

The major revenue of the town at that time was from cotton, which was shipped through Galveston by steamboat on the Trinity River.

In 1872 the International-Great Northern Railroad attempted to build a line through the town, but an agreement with landowners could not be reached.

In 1880 the population of Butler was 300, but by 1892 it had decreased to 150, primarily due to the lack of a railroad and the decline in steamboat traffic.