Welcome to Batesville ...
The city of Batesville is located in Panola County<1> and is the County Seat for Panola County.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Batesville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Batesville has a population of 7,190 people<2> (see below for details).
Batesville is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Batesville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Batesville: 662
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Batesville had an population of 7,190 people. This is a decrease of 3.66% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 1.08% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Batesville had a population of 7,463 people (which is 21.54% of the total population of Panola County). This makes Batesville the county's most populous community.
The population of Batesville represents 0.25% of the total population of Mississippi (which has 2,967,297 people), making it the state's 50th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 7,463 people, the population of Batesville increased 4.92% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 7,113 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Batesville.
Communities Also Named Batesville ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Batesville - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia (2), Indiana, Kansas, Maine, 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.
- Water Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Water Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Water Valley is located in Yalobusha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,221 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Water Valley <5>
- Sardis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sardis have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Sardis is located in Panola County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,529 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sardis <5>
- Como
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
- Como is located in Panola County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,170 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Como <5>
- Crowder
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest) - Oakland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Oakland is located in Yalobusha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakland <5>
- Sledge
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledge
- Sledge is located in Quitman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Taylor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
- Taylor is located in Lafayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <5>
- Pope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Falcon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west) - Terza
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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. Our list includes 9 papers. 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.
In addition to the Tourism page for Batesville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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 book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
We also found Batesville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
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 State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Panola, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Batesville. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Batesville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |