Batesville in Panola County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Bates House

Photographed by Phillip Knecht, July 10, 2015

1. Bates House Marker

Inscription. This timber framed Greek Revival-style house, built in the mid-1850s, was constructed from hand-hewn lumber and connected with wooden pegs. The Bates House was the home of Rev. James Wesley Bates, a Methodist minister and railroad Conductor, for whom the town of Batesville was named.

Erected 2013 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list.

Location. 34° 18.559′ N, 89° 56.522′ W. Marker is in Batesville, Mississippi, in Panola County. It is on Country Club Road 0.1 miles south of Mississippi Highway 6, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 140 Country Club Road, Batesville MS 38606, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Mississippi Delta.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Batesville Magnolia Cemetery (approx. ¼ mile away); Batesville (approx. ¾ mile away); St. Stephens Episcopal Church (approx. 0.9 miles away); Dr. King Visits Batesville (approx. 1.4 miles away); Batesville Mounds (approx. 2.7 miles away); Discovery

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(approx. 3 miles away); The History (approx. 3 miles away); Archeology (approx. 3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Batesville.

Photographed by Phillip Knecht, July 10, 2015

2. Bates House Marker

Photographed by Phillip Knecht, July 10, 2015

3. Bates House

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 10, 2015, by Phillip Knecht of Holly Springs, Mississippi. This page has been viewed 1,299 times since then and 53 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 10, 2015, by Phillip Knecht of Holly Springs, Mississippi. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.