Batesville

Batesville is a small city of about 6-8 thousand residents. It was founded in the mid 1800's by George Dunn and Joshua Bates who is believed to be the origin of the name. Batesville is geographically noted for being about half way between Cincinnati OH, Indianapolis IN, and Louisville KY. Batesville is known for having one of the largest casket making companies in the world, Batesville Casket, it has also for decades housed the headquarters for Hill-Rom. Batesville was built near forests of Locust Trees which are known for their durable, hard, non-rotting wood. Batesville is known for having a close knit community. The crime rate is a very small percentage thanks to the community work done by the local churches and residents. Batesville is a Catholic city with a Baptist church, a couple Luthern, a couple non-denominational Christian, a Methodist, and a few other little churches. Life in Batesville is nice it's not touristy but if you like small city's you'll love Batesville. With several city parks a library a public pool a YMCA, restaurants in many places, an award winning Highschool for academics how could you not? It's a nice calm place to settle down.