Welcome to Batesville ...

Batesville is located on the South Texas Plains.

Batesville is located in Zavala County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Batesville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Batesville is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The telephone area code for Batesville: (830)

The ZIP code for Batesville: 78829<3>

Communities Also Named Batesville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Batesville: This one is located in Zavala County and the other is located in Red River County.

Beyond Texas, there are 15 communities that are also named Batesville - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia (2), Indiana, Kansas, Maine, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio, South Carolina, 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.

• La Pryor
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Pryor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Pryor
  • La Pryor is located in Zavala County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Pryor <5>
• Frio Town ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frio Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frio Town
  • Frio Town is located in Frio County
• Las Colonias
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Las Colonias have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Colonias
  • Las Colonias is located in Zavala County
• Uvalde Estates
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uvalde Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uvalde Estates
  • Uvalde Estates is located in Uvalde County
  • Uvalde Estates has also been known as:
  • Uvalde Estates Colonia
• Uvalde
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uvalde
  • Uvalde is located in Uvalde County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,977 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Uvalde <5>
• Crystal City
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal City
  • Crystal City is located in Zavala County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,175 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crystal City <5>
• Chula Vista - River Spur
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chula Vista - River Spur
  • Chula Vista - River Spur is located in Zavala County
• Knippa
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knippa
  • Knippa is located in Uvalde County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knippa <5>
• Divot ‑ Historic
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divot
  • Divot is located in Frio County
• Big Wells
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Wells
  • Big Wells is located in Dimmit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 690 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Wells <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 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. 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 document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Batesville post office opened in 1884.

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 Texas: https://texas.gov/