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Batesville, Missouri

Coordinates: 36°41′56″N 90°14′46″W / 36.69889°N 90.24611°W / 36.69889; -90.24611
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Batesville, Missouri
Batesville is located in Missouri
Batesville
Batesville
Batesville is located in the United States
Batesville
Batesville
Coordinates: 36°41′56″N 90°14′46″W / 36.69889°N 90.24611°W / 36.69889; -90.24611
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyButler
Elevation
322 ft (98 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code573
GNIS feature ID713732[1]

Batesville is an unincorporated community in eastern Butler County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] 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 8.5 miles (13.7 km) to the northwest.[2]

History

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A post office called Batesville was established in 1902 and remained in operation until 1910.[3] The community was named after Horace Bates, owner of the site.[4]

Notable person

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  • William N. Barron, Butler County Railroad official who built a track on Horace Bates' farm.

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Batesville, Missouri
  2. ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 67, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Butler County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)