Batesville, Alabama

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Batesville, Alabama
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Batesville, Alabama
Coordinates: 32°00′33″N85°18′40″W / 32.00917°N 85.31111°W / 32.00917; -85.31111
Country United States
State Alabama
County Barbour
Elevation
269 ft (82 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 334
GNIS feature ID156034 [1]

Batesville is an unincorporated community in Barbour County, Alabama, United States.

History

Batesville was named after the plantation of William Michael Bates, who moved to the area from South Carolina in 1845. [2] A post office operated under the name Batesville from 1854 to 1942. [3]

Fort Browder, a small wooden fort, was built near Batesville to use as protection during the Creek War of 1836. Company D of the 15th Regiment Alabama Infantry was organized here and known as the "Fort Browder Roughs." [4]

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References

  1. "Batesville". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 13. ISBN   0-8173-0410-X.
  3. "Barbour County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  4. "Fort Browder/15th Alabama Infantry". The Historical Marker Database. Retrieved November 7, 2019.