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Welcome to Batley ...

Batley is located in Anderson County<1>.

Batley is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Batley (for example, toward Rogers), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Batley: 865

Websites for Batley ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.andersoncountychamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Batley, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Batley ...

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

  • Fraterville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Fraterville is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraterville
    • Estimated population in 2014: 70,612 people
  • Oak Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Farragut
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Spring Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Spring Hill is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
    • Estimated population in 2014: 16,752 people
  • Clinton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Lenoir City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Aldenwood Park
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Aldenwood Park is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldenwood Park
    • Estimated population in 2014: 8,753 people
  • Harriman
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Kingston
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • White Wing Ferry
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • White Wing Ferry is located in Loudon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Wing Ferry
    • Estimated population in 2014: 4,550 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Batley ...

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

Adding Batley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Batley 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 Batley was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Batley.

Footnotes ...

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