Welcome to Batesville ...

The city of Batesville is primarily located in Ripley County<1>. A portion of Batesville extends into Franklin County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Batesville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1853.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Batesville has a population of 6,714 people<2> (see below for details).

Batesville is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Batesville: (812)

The ZIP code for Batesville: 47006<4>

Websites for Batesville ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.batesvillein.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Batesville, the following might be of interest:

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Batesville had an population of 6,714 people. This is an increase of 2.98% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 11.29% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Batesville had a population of 6,520 people (which is 22.62% of the total population of Ripley County). This makes Batesville the county's most populous community.

The population of Batesville represents 0.1% of the total population of Indiana (which has 6,483,802 people), making it the state's 95th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 6,520 people, the population of Batesville increased 8.07% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 6,033 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Batesville.

Communities Also Named Batesville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Batesville - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia (2), Kansas, Maine, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas (2), Utah and Virginia.

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

Communities near Batesville ...

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

• Greensburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
  • Greensburg is located in Decatur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,984 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensburg <6>
• Brookville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
  • Brookville is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,528 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookville <6>
• Versailles
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
  • Versailles is located in Ripley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,089 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Versailles <6>
• Milan
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
  • Milan is located in Ripley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,833 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <6>
• Osgood
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osgood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osgood
  • Osgood is located in Ripley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,592 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osgood <6>
• Sunman
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunman have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunman
  • Sunman is located in Ripley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,037 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunman <6>
• Saint Leon
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Leon have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Leon
  • Saint Leon is located in Dearborn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 669 people
• Moores Hill
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moores Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Hill
  • Moores Hill is located in Dearborn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moores Hill <6>
• Laurel
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
  • Laurel is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 544 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <6>
• Holton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
  • Holton is located in Ripley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holton <6>

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 Batesville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Batesville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Batesville. 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 Batesville.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Batesville. Our list includes 10 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Batesville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Batesville ...

Looking for more information about Batesville? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Batesville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Batesville.

Adding Batesville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Batesville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Batesville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Batesville post office opened in 1853.

We also found Batesville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Batesville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Ripley County: www.ripleycounty.com/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov