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Welcome to Batestown ...

Batestown is located in Vermilion County<1>.

Batestown is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Batestown (for example, toward Covington (IN)), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Batestown: 217 & 447<3>

Communities near Batestown ...

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

  • Danville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Saint Joseph
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Georgetown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Westville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Tilton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Tilton is located in Vermilion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,655 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tilton <4>
  • Covington
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Catlin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Catlin is located in Vermilion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,899 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Catlin <4>
  • Oakwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Rossville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Homer
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Homer is located in Champaign County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,143 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Batestown ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Vermilion, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Batestown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 217 code has been Overlayed with the 447 area code. New phone numbers in the Batestown area will be assigned with one of these codes: 217 or 447. As a result, placing a call in the Batestown area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.