Unincorporated community in the American state of Missouri
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
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
William N. Barron , Butler County Railroad official who built a track on Horace Bates' farm.
References
^
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Batesville, Missouri
^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 67,
ISBN
0-89933-224-2
^
"Post Offices" . Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from
the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved September 5, 2016 .
^
"Butler County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)" . The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 5, 2016 . {{
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