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Our Genealogy Helper

Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Batesville (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Batesville. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Batesville is located in Independence County and is the County Seat.

To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Independence County: Cleburne, Izard, Jackson, Lawrence, Sharp, Stone & White.

Below are the counties that are near Batesville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Batesville:

  • Independence County     (The home county of Batesville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Batesville, with the one closest to Batesville listed first.
    • Moorefield
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Moorefield is located in Independence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorefield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
    • Desha
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Pfeiffer
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Southside
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Southside is located in Independence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
    • Denieville ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Denieville is located in Independence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denieville
    • Salado
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Salado is located in Independence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salado
    • Locust Grove
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Locust Grove is located in Independence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
    • Sulphur Rock
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Sulphur Rock is located in Independence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Rock
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
    • Rosie
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Bethesda
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Sandtown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Cushman
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Magness
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Magness is located in Independence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magness
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
  • Cleburne County
  • Izard County
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Batesville, with the one closest to Batesville listed first.
    • Elgin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Elgin is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
    • Jacksonport
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Campbell Station
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Campbell Station is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Station
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
    • Diaz
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Diaz is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diaz
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,208 people
    • Centerville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Kenyon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Grand Glaise
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Grand Glaise is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Glaise
    • Newport
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Tuckerman
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Island Town
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Island Town is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Town
    • Airport Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Airport Village is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Village
    • Swifton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Auvergne
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Lawrence County
  • Sharp County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Batesville, with the one closest to Batesville listed first.
    • Grange
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Maxville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Sidney
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Sidney is located in Sharp County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
    • Evening Shade
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Poughkeepsie
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Stone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Batesville, with the one closest to Batesville listed first.
    • Marcella
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Marcella is located in Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcella
    • Pleasant Grove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Pleasant Grove is located in Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
    • Mountain View
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • White County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Batesville, with the one closest to Batesville listed first.
    • Davenport ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Davenport is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
    • Sunnydale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Bliss ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Bliss is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss
    • Bradford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Bradford is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
    • Pangburn
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Clay
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Russell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Letona
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Letona is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letona
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Batesville, see our County-by-County Page for Batesville.

Cemeteries Near Batesville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Batesville.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Batesville - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Batesville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Batesville, with the one closest to Batesville listed first.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Batesville had a population of 2,150 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Batesville had a population of 10,830 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Batesville, with the one closest to Batesville listed first.

  • Desha
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Moorefield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Moorefield is located in Independence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorefield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
  • Salado
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Salado is located in Independence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salado
  • Denieville ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Denieville is located in Independence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denieville
  • Jamestown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jamestown is located in Independence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Sulphur Rock
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Sulphur Rock is located in Independence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Rock
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
  • Rosie
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Bethesda
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Hickory Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Hickory Valley is located in Independence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Valley
  • Sandtown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Cushman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Almond
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Newark
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Alvis ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Alvis is located in Independence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvis
    • Akron ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Akron is located in Independence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Batesville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Batesville.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Batesville ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Batesville.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Batesville. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Batesville and those printed in the larger area surrounding Batesville.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 23 miles [37 km]<4> of Batesville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Batesville:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<3>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 Batesville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Batesville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.