Batesville

Southern casket-manufacturing town

Batesville is the name of several small cities and towns across the United States, most notably in Arkansas, Indiana, and Mississippi.

The Arkansas city is the county seat of Independence County; the Indiana city is known for its casket manufacturing industry.

We drove through Batesville on our way to Memphis.

geographic

Arkansas

Southern state, capital Little Rock

  • MississippiSouthern state or major river
  • IndianaMidwestern state, nineteenth admitted
  • TexasSecond-largest American state

small town · county seat · rural · Southern · American · community · municipality · township · Main Street · courthouse

casket

coffin

Burial container for remains

interment · funeral home · embalming · cremation · memorial · undertaker · manufacturing · cemetery · visitation · hearse

commerce

poultry

Birds raised for food

retail · employment · factory · warehouse · distribution · economic · workforce · business · trade · shopping

education

campus

Institutional grounds and buildings

dormitory · enrollment · academic · Presbyterian · graduation · tuition · scholarship · alma mater

Opposites
urban scale/settlement size

BatesvilleNew York City

America's largest city

Los Angeles · metropolis · megacity · megalopolis · Chicago

Family

Bates, bate, bated, bating, ville, village, villages, villager, villagers

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G