Welcome to Batesland ...

The town of Batesland is located in Oglala Lakota County<1>.

The location of Batesland has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Batesland, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1923.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Batesland has a population of 111 people<3> (see below for details).

Batesland is 3,410 feet [1,039 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Batesland is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Batesland lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Batesland (for example, toward Spring Creek), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The area code for Batesland: (605)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Batesland had an population of 111 people. This is an increase of 2.78% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 26.14% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Batesland had a population of 108 people. This makes Batesland the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Batesland represents 0.01% of the population of South Dakota (which has 814,180 people), making it the state's 301st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 108 people, the population of Batesland increased 22.73% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 88 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Batesland.

Communities near Batesland ...

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

• Martin
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
  • Martin is located in Bennett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,058 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martin <5>
• Swett ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swett
  • Swett is located in Bennett County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 283 people
• Plenty Bears
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plenty Bears have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plenty Bears
  • Plenty Bears is located in Bennett County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 109 people
• Denby
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denby
  • Denby is located in Oglala Lakota County
• Allen
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
  • Allen is located in Bennett County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <5>
• Wounded Knee
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wounded Knee
  • Wounded Knee is located in Oglala Lakota County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wounded Knee <5>
• Porcupine
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porcupine
  • Porcupine is located in Oglala Lakota County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Porcupine <5>
• Manderson - White Horse Creek
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Manderson - White Horse Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manderson - White Horse Creek
  • Manderson - White Horse Creek is located in Oglala Lakota County
• Manderson
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manderson
  • Manderson is located in Oglala Lakota County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manderson <5>
• Kyle
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyle
  • Kyle is located in Oglala Lakota County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kyle <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Batesland ...

Looking for more information about Batesland? 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 Batesland, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Batesland.

Adding Batesland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Batesland 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 Batesland was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Batesland post office opened in 1923.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Batesland.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Oglala Lakota County: oglalalakota.sdcounties.org/

The official website for State of South Dakota: https://www.sd.gov/