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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Danville is located in Boyle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,970 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <3>
• Lawrenceburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrenceburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceburg
  • Lawrenceburg is located in Anderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,529 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrenceburg <3>
• Harrodsburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrodsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrodsburg
  • Harrodsburg is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,544 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrodsburg <3>
• Lebanon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Lebanon is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,733 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <3>
• Springfield
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Springfield is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,987 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <3>
• Junction City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Junction City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
  • Junction City is located in Boyle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,338 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Junction City <3>
• Bloomfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
  • Bloomfield is located in Nelson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,083 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomfield <3>
• Burgin
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgin
  • Burgin is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 994 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burgin <3>
• Perryville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
  • Perryville is located in Boyle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perryville <3>
• Willisburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willisburg
  • Willisburg is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willisburg <3>

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 for Battle was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Battle post office opened in 1899.

We also found Battle on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1905).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Battle.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Battle. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/