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Welcome to Batson ...

Batson is located in Johnson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Batson, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.

Batson is 1,940 feet [591 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Batson: 479

Communities Also Named Batson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Batson - they are located in Georgia, Mississippi (2), Ohio, South Carolina and Texas.

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

Communities near Batson ...

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

  • Clarksville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Ozark
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Ozark is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,626 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ozark <3>
  • Lamar
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Lamar is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,729 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamar <3>
  • Coal Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Altus
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Hartman
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Hartman is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
  • Denning
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Denning is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denning
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
  • Scranton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Scranton is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
  • Saint Paul
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint Paul is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
  • Morrison Bluff
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Morrison Bluff is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Bluff
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Batson ...

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

Adding Batson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Batson 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 (so far) for Batson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Batson post office opened in 1890. The Batson post office closed in 1933.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Batson.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Johnson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Batson - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/