Town of Butner

Located in southern Granville County, the Town of Butner offers its residents a high quality of life attributed to its rich history, the ideals of small town living with the ease of being just minutes from the Triangle, and its vision for the future. Located less than thirty minutes from Durham with easy access to I-85, Butner invites you to experience the opportunities the employment, recreation, and housing offered here! Originally an agricultural community, it became a training camp during World War II known as Camp Butner. Part of the camp remains and is used as a training facility for branches of the military and various divisions of law enforcement. Given its proximity to Research Triangle Park (RTP), local universities and major transportation thoroughfares, Butner is the industrial hub of southern Granville County. Founded in 1949, Newton Instrument has endured and prospered as its manufacturing goals and processes changed, now focused on telecommunication equipment compone...