Batesville, Missouri Explained

Official Name:Batesville, Missouri
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Missouri#USA
Pushpin Label:Batesville
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Missouri
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Butler
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:322
Coordinates:36.6989°N -90.2461°W
Area Code:573
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:713732

Batesville is an unincorporated community in eastern Butler County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community is located in the flatlands of southeast Missouri on Missouri Route 51 between Broseley to the south and Rossville to the north. Poplar Bluff is to the northwest.[1]

History

A post office called Batesville was established in 1902 and remained in operation until 1910.[2] The community was named after Horace Bates, owner of the site.[3]

Notable person

Notes and References

  1. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 67,
  2. Web site: Post Offices . Jim Forte Postal History . 5 September 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160306175959/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=MO . 6 March 2016 .
  3. Web site: Butler County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived) . The State Historical Society of Missouri . 5 September 2016 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071902/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_butler.html . 24 June 2016 .