Welcome to Batesville ...
Batesville is located in Barbour County<1>.
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.<2>.
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).
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 <3>
- 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 <3>
- 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: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hawkinsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- 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.<5> 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) - 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.<6>
X2X - 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/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Barbour, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Batesville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |