Welcome to Batesville ...

Batesville is located in Barbour County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Batesville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1854.

Batesville is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Batesville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Batesville (for example, toward Sanford (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The telephone area code for Batesville: (334)

Communities Also Named Batesville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Batesville - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia (2), Indiana, 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.

• Eufaula
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eufaula
  • Eufaula is located in Barbour County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,621 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eufaula <4>
• Clayton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
  • Clayton is located in Barbour County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,829 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <4>
• Hurtsboro
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurtsboro
  • Hurtsboro is located in Russell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
• Midway
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
  • Midway is located in Bullock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
• Bakerhill
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerhill
  • Bakerhill is located in Barbour County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
• Comer
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
  • Comer is located in Barbour County
• Hawkinsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawkinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkinsville
  • Hawkinsville is located in Barbour County
• Spring Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
  • Spring Hill is located in Barbour County
• Big Eddy ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Eddy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Eddy
  • Big Eddy is located in Barbour County
• Glenville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
  • Glenville is located in Russell 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 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. 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Batesville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with 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.<5>

From that list, the Batesville post office opened in 1854.

We also found Batesville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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 State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/