Butler Township
Butler Township is a township in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. Formed in 1848 from part of Barry Township, it is named for war hero William Orlando Butler.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Locality with 4,910 residents
- Description: township in northwestern Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
- Also known as: “Butler Township, Pennsylvania”, “Butler Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania”, and “Township of Butler”
Places of Interest
Highlights include First United Methodist Presbyterian Church and Federal Correctional Institution, Schuylkill.
Federal Correctional Institution, Schuylkill
Prison
The Federal Correctional Institution, Schuylkill is a medium-security United States federal prison for male inmates in Pennsylvania. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice. Federal Correctional Institution, Schuylkill is situated 2½ miles southwest of Butler Township.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ashland and Centralia.
Ashland
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Ashland is a borough in Schuylkill and Columbia counties in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, 15 miles northwest of Pottsville. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania.
Centralia
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Centralia is a borough and ghost town in the Coal Region of Pennsylvania, atop a mountain ridge north of Ashland and east of Mount Carmel.
Locustdale
Hamlet
Locustdale is a census-designated place that is located on the border of Columbia and Schuylkill counties, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. Locustdale is situated 3 miles west of Butler Township.
Butler Township
- Category: township of Pennsylvania
- Location: Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From French to Vietnamese—“Butler Township” goes by many names.
- French: “Butler Township (comté de Schuylkill, Pennsylvanie)”
- French: “Butler Township”
- German: “Butler Township (Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania)”
- German: “Butler Township”
- Spanish: “Municipio de Butler (condado de Schuylkill, Pensilvania)”
- Spanish: “Municipio de Butler”
- Ukrainian: “Батлер Тауншип”
- Urdu: “بٹلر ٹاؤن شپ، سکیلکل کاؤنٹی، پنسلوانیا”
- Urdu: “بٹلر ٹاؤن شپ”
- Vietnamese: “Xã Butler, Quận Schuylkill, Pennsylvania”
- Vietnamese: “Xã Butler”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Fountain Springs and Big Mine Run.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Saint Catherine Medical Center Fountain Spring and Ashland State General Hospital Heliport.
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