BUTTERNUT

NAME: Butternut COUNTY: Montcalm ROADS: 2WD GRID: 5 CLIMATE: Snow in winter, hot summers BEST TIME TO VISIT: Anytime

COMMENTS: 3 miles Northwest of Carson City. The Abandoned Buildings are privately owned and used for storage.  REMAINS: Few boarded up store buildings, some homes, and a church

Not much is known about Butternut. It was built sometime when the railroad came through in the eary 1920's. After the railroad was taken out the town started to diminish. Submitted by: Mike Steele

Old Store Courtesy Matthew Fitch

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