Batestown, Illinois

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CountryUnited States
Elevation
650 ft (200 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
Area code217
Batestown
Unincorporated community
Batestown is located in Illinois
Batestown
Batestown
Location of Batestown within Illinois
Batestown is located in the United States
Batestown
Batestown
Batestown (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°07′12″N 87°41′47″W / 40.12000°N 87.69639°W / 40.12000; -87.69639
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyVermilion
TownshipDanville
Elevation
650 ft (200 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code217

Batestown is an unincorporated community in Danville Township, Vermilion County, Illinois. It is west of Danville, Illinois.[1]

Batestown was a suburb of Danville in the early 20th century.[2] As of 1906, it had a black Baptist church led by the Reverend Dabney Jones.[2] As of 1911, United Doctors operated the Decatur Institute in Batestown.[3]

Lulu O'Dell ran a tavern in Batestown with her son in the 1940s.[4]

Geography

Batestown is located at 40°07′12″N 87°41′47″W / 40.12000°N 87.69639°W / 40.12000; -87.69639.

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