Welcome to Battles ...

Battles is located in Wayne County<1>.

Battles is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Battles: 601 & 769<3>

Communities Also Named Battles ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Battles - they are located in Alabama and California.

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

Communities near Battles ...

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

• Waynesboro
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Waynesboro is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesboro
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,866 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesboro <4>
• Chatom
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Chatom is located in Washington County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatom
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,168 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatom <4>
• State Line
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • State Line is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
• Millry
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Millry is located in Washington County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millry
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millry <4>
• Chicora
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Chicora is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicora
• Robinsons Junction
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Robinsons Junction is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Junction
• Copeland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Copeland is located in Washington County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
• Yellow Pine
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Yellow Pine is located in Washington County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Pine
• Mehaffey ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Mehaffey is located in Washington County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehaffey
• Barlow
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Barlow is located in Washington County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Battles ...

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

Adding Battles to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Battles 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 Battles was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Southern States.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Battles.