Batesville Map
Josephine Street in the fall
Lyon College
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. According to 2005 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city was 9,556. The city serves as a regional manufacturing and distribution hub for the Ozark Mountain region and northeast Arkansas.
Nearby cities include Newark, Cave City, Concord, Oil Trough, Pleasant Plains.