With the advent of the Mississippi and Tennessee ( now the Illinois Central railroad ) Belmont was absorbed by Sardis, and Panola was absorbed by Batesville.

In early days, Batesville was an important port on the White River and served as an entry point to the interior of northern Arkansas.

The first known settlement of the Batesville area was in 1810 near the mouth of Polk Bayou, and by 1819 the town had a ferry across the White River and about a dozen houses.

On 25 September 1836, shortly after Arkansas was granted its statehood, Governor Conway incorporated Batesville Academy, the state's first academy.

The state's next oldest community after Georgetown — Batesville — was founded approximately 21 years later.

A new line of the Brinkley and Batesville Railroad charged the Cotton Plant economy when it was completed in 1881.

Louis Walter was the first miller in Batesville and had owned the mill since 1858.

This was an important building to the citizens of Batesville.

By September, when the financial report was reviewed, Batesville only had $ 1. 82 in its account.

For decades, employment in the area was dominated by a large Fruit of the Loom plant, formerly known as Union Underwear, which closed in 1998, along with, shortly thereafter, the Indiana-based Batesville Casket Company. Amazon. com soon moved to fill the employment void, and ten other businesses either located or relocated to Taylor County over the next several years.

The short-lived Batesville Southwestern Railroad was established in Batesville.

* Cliff Finch-governor of Mississippi from 1976 to 1980, was born in Panola County and died in Batesville in 1986

* Ronnie Musgrove – governor of Mississippi from 2000 to 2004, was born in Tocowa in 1956 and reared in Batesville.

Miller was born on a farm in Batesville, Arkansas.

The name was thought up by Brice and came from a daycare center in Batesville that kids could go to for pre-school in Methodist churches.

The first Wake show was March 15, 1997 in Batesville, Arkansas at the Landers Theater.

When the town plat was laid out in 1821, it was renamed Batesville in his honor.

During the 1880s the town of Batesville started its first form of government appointed by the community.

Batesville is an incorporated city governed by a mayor and a five-member city council.

The main mode of transportation to and around Batesville is by road.

Batesville is served by the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District.

Originally located on the block now occupied by the First Presbyterian Church of Batesville, the college remained under the guidance of the Long family for most of its first four decades ; Isaac J.

Lance Branstetter is married and owns his own recording studio in Batesville ; he also helps run a large farming operation owned by his family.

The University is governed by the University of Arkansas Board of Trustees, which also oversees the operation of universities and other post-secondary educational institutions in Batesville, DeQueen, Fayetteville, Arkansas, Fort Smith, Helena, Hope, Little Rock, Morrilton, and Pine Bluff, Arkansas.

George Sims laid out Batesville ’ s first addition in 1858.

Batesville became the county seat.

Its county seats are Sardis and Batesville.

One result of the above contest is found in the two judicial districts of the county, Sardis being the seat of justice for the first judicial district, and Batesville for the second judicial district into which the county is divided.

The county seat is Batesville.

The Batesville Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Independence County.

* Camp Crossed Arrows is south of Batesville, Arkansas.

Batesville is the county seat and largest city of Independence County, Arkansas, United States, 80 miles ( 183 km ) northeast of Little Rock, the state capital.

Batesville is the second oldest municipality in the state of Arkansas, after Georgetown.

Batesville played a large role in the settling of the Ozark Mountains region and served as the central land office for northern Arkansas.

Batesville became the county seat in 1821.

Batesville currently has only one high school within the city limits, Batesville High School.

Also, Batesville is the home of Lyon College, a private liberal arts college affiliated with the Presbyterian Church ( U. S. A .), and noted for the annual Arkansas Scottish Festival each spring.

In addition, the city is home to the University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville ( UACCB ), and NASCAR driver Mark Martin.

Batesville is located at ( 35. 773488 ,-91. 641338 ).

Batesville lies on the White River.

In 1890, 2, 150 people lived in Batesville ; in 1900, 2, 327, in 1910, 3, 399 ; and in 1940, 5, 267.

Batesville Public Schools are pat of the Batesville School District, Arkansas.