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Welcome to Batsto Village (aka 'Batsto') ...

So far, we found very little information about Batsto Village. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Batsto Village to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Batsto Village, please Contact Us.


Batsto Village would have been located within present day Burlington County<2>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Batsto Village, 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.

A typical abbreviation for Batsto Village: Batsto Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' is the more common abbreviation.)

While the community is gone, the present day location for Batsto Village is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Batsto Village was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Batsto Village once stood is in the (609) area code.

The community of Batsto Village has also been called Batsto.

Websites for Batsto Village ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.bccoc.com/

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

Communities near Batsto Village ...

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

  • Pleasantville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
    • Pleasantville is located in Atlantic County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,060 people
  • Hammonton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonton
    • Hammonton is located in Atlantic County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,902 people
  • Absecon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Absecon
    • Absecon is located in Atlantic County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,789 people
  • Northfield
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
    • Northfield is located in Atlantic County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,047 people
  • Washington
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
    • Washington is located in Burlington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,459 people
  • Egg Harbor City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Harbor City
    • Egg Harbor City is located in Atlantic County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,057 people
  • Port Republic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Republic
    • Port Republic is located in Atlantic County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,051 people
  • Atsion
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atsion
    • Atsion is located in Burlington County
  • Wading River
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wading River
    • Wading River is located in Burlington County
  • Speedwell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
    • Speedwell is located in Burlington County

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

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

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

Adding Batsto Village to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Batsto Village 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 Batsto Village was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Batsto Village.

The official website for Burlington County: www.co.burlington.nj.us/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/

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 Batsto Village, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of New Jersey's counties, including Burlington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Batsto Village - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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.









 

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