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Welcome to Battle ...

Battle is located in Washington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Battle, you might consider that their post office opened in 1899.

Battle is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel south from Battle (for example, toward Russell Springs), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Battle: 859

Communities Also Named Battle ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Battle - they are located in Louisiana, Maryland, Texas and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Battle ...

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

  • Danville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lawrenceburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Harrodsburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Lebanon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Springfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Junction City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Bloomfield
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Burgin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Perryville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Willisburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Battle ...

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

Adding Battle to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Battle 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 Battle was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Battle post office opened in 1899. The Battle post office closed in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Battle.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Battle - 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/