Batesville, Alabama

Coordinates: 32°00′33″N 85°18′40″W / 32.00917°N 85.31111°W / 32.00917; -85.31111
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Batesville, Alabama
UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code334
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

15th Regiment Alabama Infantry was organized here and known as the "Fort Browder Roughs."[4]

References

  1. ^ "Batesville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
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  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.