Butner is a populated place in Seminole County, Oklahoma, at an elevation of 925 feet. [1] [2] It is about 6 miles south of Cromwell, Oklahoma, on Oklahoma State Highway 56. [3] It had a post office from June 1, 1903, to November 30, 1906. [4] It was named for one Thomas Butner, an early settler. [4]
Butner Public Schools are actually located in Cromwell. [5] The district was created in its present form in 1961 as a consolidation of the Excelsior, Cromwell and Butner public school districts. [5]