| Official Name: | Bateman, Texas |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | Texas#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Bateman |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Texas |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Bastrop |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 486 |
| Coordinates: | 29.9514°N -97.4753°W |
| Area Code: | 512 & 737 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 1379396 |
Bateman is an unincorporated community in Bastrop County, Texas, United States. It is located within the Greater Austin metropolitan area.
Bateman was founded in the 1880s and was named after an early settler. The Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad arrived in 1887 and with it expectations of growth and future prosperity. A post office was built in 1900, but closed in 1904, shifting area shipping to Round Rock.[1] Bateman had only two businesses, and a population of 50, through the 1930s. By 2009, the population had dwindled to 12.[2] Ranching and a modicum of oil extraction are the town's main economic activities.[1]
The town is located on Farm to Market Road 86, five miles southwest of Red Rock, 18 miles southwest of Bastrop and 45 miles southeast of Austin.[3]
Bateman had a two-room school in the 1930s.[4] Today, the community is served by the Bastrop Independent School District.