Welcome to Batcheller (aka 'Turtle Lake') ...
So far, we found very little information about Batcheller. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Batcheller to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Batcheller, please Contact Us.
Batcheller would have been located within present day Mason County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Batcheller, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Batcheller, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Batcheller is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Batcheller was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Batcheller would have been located in the (231) area code.
The community of Batcheller has also been called Turtle Lake.
Communities Also Named Batcheller ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Batcheller - it's located in Kansas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Batcheller.
Communities near Batcheller ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Batcheller.
- Ludington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludington
- Ludington is located in Mason County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,096 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ludington <5>
- Manistee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manistee
- Manistee is located in Manistee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,163 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manistee <5>
- Scottville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottville
- Scottville is located in Mason County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,209 people
- Scottville has also been known as:
- Mason Center
- Sweetland
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottville <5>
- Baldwin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Baldwin is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 914 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baldwin <5>
- Eastlake
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastlake
- Eastlake is located in Manistee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 509 people
- Custer
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
- Custer is located in Mason County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Former names for Custer:
- Black Creek
- Ferryville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Custer <5>
- Fountain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
- Fountain is located in Mason County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fountain <5>
- Free Soil
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Soil
- Free Soil is located in Mason County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Free Soil <5>
- Millerton ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Elm Flats ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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 Batcheller. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Batcheller.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Batcheller. 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 Batcheller.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Batcheller. See our Newspapers Page for Batcheller.
Adding Batcheller to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Batcheller 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 Batcheller was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Batcheller.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Batcheller, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Mason, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Batcheller - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |