Message from the Mayor

Welcome to Batesville's official Web site. Located on the beautiful White River, Batesville is a warm and friendly community with lots to offer its citizens. Batesville is listed in The 100 Best Small Towns in America by Norman Crampton, a nationwide guide to the best in small town living in America, published by the Macmillan General Reference Division of Macmillan Prentice Hall. The Independence County Recycling Program won the Arkansas Community Development Award, and Batesville was selected as Arkansas Volunteer Community of the Year because of extensive and effective volunteer programs. Batesville is located in north central Arkansas 90 miles north of the thriving metropolis of Little Rock.

Whether you are a resident or a former resident, a business friend, a visitor or just curious about our community, we invite you to explore our Web site to discover what makes Batesville a great place to live.

Historic district design guidlines - Draft

The Batesville Historic District Design Guidelines contained herein exist to guide development in the established historic district in the downtown area of the city. The guidelines provide the basis for evaluation of design proposals brought before the Historic District Commission. They also serve as a guide to individual property owners or tenants wishing to make improvements on their buildings. Click here for June 23, 2009 DRAFT.

News and Events Updates

The City of Batesville is now using Twitter as an online news and event updating tool. Please check out our Twitter page and sign up to receive our updates.

Batesville Comprehensive Plan

Click Here for the Batesville 2009 Comprehensive Plan Documents

Click Here to view the Batesville Comprehensive Plan Map - Updated

City of Batesville Depreciated Inventory

Click Here to view a list of the City of Batesville's Depreciated Inventory Online.