Welcome to Batesville ...

Batesville is located in Habersham 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 1839.

Batesville is 1,700 feet [518 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Batesville: (706) & (762)<4>

Communities Also Named Batesville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Georgia communities named Batesville: This one is located in Habersham County and the other is located in Cherokee County.

Beyond Georgia, there are 15 communities that are also named Batesville - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, 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.

• Willow ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
  • Willow is located in Lumpkin County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 15,138 people
• Toccoa
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toccoa
  • Toccoa is located in Stephens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toccoa <5>
• Jacksonville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
  • Jacksonville is located in Towns County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 5,239 people
• Cornelia
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelia
  • Cornelia is located in Habersham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,799 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornelia <5>
• Cleveland
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
  • Cleveland is located in White County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,167 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <5>
• Baldwin
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
  • Baldwin is located in Habersham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,477 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baldwin <5>
• Owltown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owltown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owltown
  • Owltown is located in Union County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 2,346 people
• Demorest
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Demorest
  • Demorest is located in Habersham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,143 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Demorest <5>
• Clayton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
  • Clayton is located in Rabun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,103 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <5>
• Clarkesville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkesville
  • Clarkesville is located in Habersham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,843 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarkesville <5>

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>

From that list, the Batesville post office opened in 1839.

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

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 Habersham County: www.co.habersham.ga.us/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/