Welcome to Battenville ...

Battenville is located in Washington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Battenville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1828.

Battenville is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The area code for Battenville: (518)

Communities Also Named Battenville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Battenville - it's located in Georgia.

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

Communities near Battenville ...

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

• Saratoga Springs
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saratoga Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga Springs
  • Saratoga Springs is located in Saratoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,287 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saratoga Springs <4>
• Bennington
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bennington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
  • Bennington is located in Bennington County (VT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,897 people
• Glens Falls
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glens Falls
  • Glens Falls is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,167 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glens Falls <4>
• Hudson Falls
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Falls
  • Hudson Falls is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,988 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson Falls <4>
• Mechanicville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicville
  • Mechanicville is located in Saratoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,007 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mechanicville <4>
• Manchester
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
  • Manchester is located in Bennington County (VT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,214 people
• South Glens Falls
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Glens Falls
  • South Glens Falls is located in Saratoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,617 people
• Shaftsbury
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaftsbury have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaftsbury
  • Shaftsbury is located in Bennington County (VT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,411 people
• Hoosick Falls
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoosick Falls
  • Hoosick Falls is located in Rensselaer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,336 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoosick Falls <4>
• Fort Edward
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Edward have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Edward
  • Fort Edward is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,237 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Edward <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 Battenville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Battenville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Battenville ...

Looking for more information about Battenville? 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 Battenville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Battenville.

Adding Battenville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Battenville 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 Battenville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Battenville post office opened in 1828.

We also found Battenville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Battenville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.ny.us

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/