Batchtown’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 4 old photos of Batchtown. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The village and the area surrounding it was called Richwoods during the 1850s. Then people started referring to the area as Sam White's, after a leading merchant in Calhoun County. It was later called Batchelder Ville, after William Batchelder, who lived in the village during the 1860s. A post office opened up in the community in 1879 and Batchtown became the official name of the village.
By the time the village was incorporated, there were several stores and shops. The Grand Army of the Republic set up a post in the village and the first Batchtown Methodist Church was set up.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Batchtown’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Batchtown’s history is told.
2 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewBatchtown Church, 1910: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Batchtown
See all 1 →Batchtown, decade by decade
1990s
Nothing in Batchtown is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Batchtown has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Lock and Dam No. 25 Historic District in Winfield, 2.6 miles away.
Batchtown and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Batchtown Church (1910) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (5). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.