Welcome to Batson ...

Batson is located in Laurens County<1>.

The location of Batson has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Batson, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1905.

Batson is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Batson lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Batson is within the (478) area code.

Communities Also Named Batson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Batson - they are located in Arkansas, Mississippi (2), Ohio, South Carolina and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Batson.

Communities near Batson ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Batson.

• Dublin
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
  • Dublin is located in Laurens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,802 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dublin <4>
• McRae - Helena
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae - Helena
  • McRae - Helena is located in Telfair County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McRae - Helena <4>
• Eastman
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman
  • Eastman is located in Dodge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,096 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eastman <4>
• Cochran
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
  • Cochran is located in Bleckley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,018 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cochran <4>
• Chester
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Chester is located in Dodge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,560 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <4>
• Milan
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
  • Milan is located in Telfair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 649 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <4>
• Dexter
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
  • Dexter is located in Laurens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 563 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dexter <4>
• Dudley
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
  • Dudley is located in Laurens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dudley <4>
• Chauncey
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
  • Chauncey is located in Dodge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 321 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chauncey <4>
• Rentz
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rentz have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rentz
  • Rentz is located in Laurens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rentz <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Batson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Batson.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Batson. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Batson.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Batson. See our Newspapers Page for Batson.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Batson ...

Looking for more information about Batson? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Batson, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Batson.

Adding Batson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Batson in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Batson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Batson post office opened in 1905.

We also found Batson on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1910.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Batson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Batson. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Laurens County: www.laurenscoga.org

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/