Corporate limits.
Batesville Code of Ordinances § 1-12
in effectSec. 1-12. - Corporate limits.
The corporate limits and boundaries of the city are hereby defined as follows, to wit:
All of Sections 8 and 9; a part of Sections 3, 4, 5, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, and 22, Township 9 South, Range 7 West; also a fraction of the southwest quarter of Section 34, Township 8 South, Range 7 West; all being in the Second Judicial District of Panola County, Mississippi containing 5,413.98 acres and being more particularly described as follows, to wit:
Beginning at a point on the west line of said Section 8 that is 120.58 feet north of the southwest corner of said Section 8; running thence north along the west line of Sections 8 and 5 for a distance of 7,163.99 feet; thence north 88 degrees and 40 minutes east for a distance of 203.45 feet; thence north 83 degrees and 06 minutes east for a distance of 681.58 feet; thence north 88 degrees and 16 minutes east for a distance of 404.53 feet; thence north 65 degrees and 26 minutes east for a distance of 315.09 feet; thence north 85 degrees and 52 minutes east for a distance of 289.84 feet; thence north 55 degrees and 04 minutes east for a distance of 303.11 feet; thence south for a distance of 854.97 feet; thence south 89 degrees and 54 minutes east for a distance of 3,189.54 feet to the east line of Section 5; thence north 0 degrees and 16 minutes east along said section line for a distance of 656.54 feet, thence south 89 degrees and 04 minutes east for a distance of 200.0 feet; thence north 0 degrees and 16 minutes east for a distance of 500.0 feet to a point on the north line of the south half of Section 4; thence south 89 degrees and 04 minutes east along said line for a distance of 3,026.06 feet to the east right-of-way line of Mississippi Highway No. 35; thence north 39 degrees east along said right-of-way line for a distance of 3,650.0 feet to a point on the north side of a ditch in Section 34, Township 8 South, Range 7 West; thence south 88 degrees and 36 minutes east along the north side of said ditch for a distance of 255.94 feet; thence south 12 degrees east along the east side of said ditch for a distance of 103.0 feet; thence south 37 degrees west along the east side of said ditch for a distance of 102.0 feet to a point on the north line of Section 3, Township 9 South, Range 7 West; thence east along a fence on said section line for a distance of 1,410.0 feet; thence south 71 degrees and 59 minutes east along said fence line for a distance of 250.04 feet; thence south 86 degrees east along said fence line for a distance of 153.0 feet; thence south 66 degrees and 30 minutes east along said fence line for a distance of 290.0 feet; thence south 55 degrees and 30 minutes east along said fence line for a distance of 275.0 feet; thence south 59 degrees east along said fence line for a distance of 205.0 feet; thence south 79 degrees east along said fence line for a distance of 100.0 feet; thence north 86 degrees east along said fence line for a distance of 315.0 feet; thence north 80 degrees and 30 minutes east along said fence line for a distance of 717.06 feet to a fence on the west line of the east half of the northeast quarter of Section 3; thence south 1 degree and 51 minutes east along said line for a distance of 1,658.73 feet to a point on the west right-of-way line of Interstate Highway No. 55; thence south 6 degrees and 20 minutes west along said right-of-way line for a distance of 810.49 feet; thence south 9 degrees and 35 minutes west along the chord of a curve to the right with a radius of 8,486.37 feet on said right-of-way for a distance of 962.19 feet; thence south 12 degrees and 50 minutes west along said right-of-way line for a distance of 1,224.4 feet; thence south 6 degrees and 15 minutes west along the chord of a curve to the left with a 5,837.58-foot radius on said right-of-way for a distance of 1,321.66 feet; thence south 0 degrees and 10 minutes east along said right-of-way line for a distance of 1,061.70 feet; thence south 3 degrees and 05 minutes west along the chord of a curve to the right with an 11,351.16-foot radius a distance of 1,287.06 feet; thence south 6 degrees and 20 minutes west along said right-of-way for a distance of 685.37 feet to a point 1,320.0 feet north of the north line of Section 10; thence east along a line 1,320.0 feet north of the north line of Sections 10, 11, and 12 for a distance of 11,294.99 feet to a point on the east line of the west half of Section 12; thence south for a distance of 1,320.0 feet to the northeast corner of the northwest quarter of Section 13; thence south for a distance of 1,320.0 feet; thence west along a line that is 1,320 feet south of the north line of Sections 13, 14, and 15 for a distance of 11,587.97 feet to a point on the west right-of-way line of Interstate Highway No. 55; thence south 6 degrees and 20 minutes west along said right-of-way line for a distance of 9,426.96 feet to a point on the north right-of-way line of Eureka Road; thence north 47 degrees and 57 minutes west along said right-of-way line for a distance of 352.81 feet; thence north 19 degrees and 36 minutes west along said right-of-way line for a distance of 1,359.30 feet; thence south 73 degrees and 15 minutes west along said right-of-way line for a distance of 35.0 feet; thence north 23 degrees and 41 minutes west along said right-of-way line for a distance of 936.14 feet; thence north 44 degrees and 03 minutes west along said right-of-way line for a distance of 517.23 feet; thence north 41 degrees and 21 minutes west along said right-of-way line for a distance of 650.6 feet; thence north 15 degrees and 05 minutes west along said right-of-way line for a distance of 439.0 feet; thence north 28 degrees and 09 minutes west along said right-of-way line for a distance of 503.50 feet; thence north 41 degrees and 14 minutes west along said right-of-way line for a distance of 524.6 feet; thence north 51 degrees and 19 minutes west along said right-of-way line for a distance of 423.41 feet; thence north 63 degrees west along said right-of-way line for a distance of 1,894.87 feet to a point on the east line of the west half of Section 16; thence south a distance of 2,833.59 feet to the center of Section 21; thence west along the south line of the northwest quarter of said Section 21 for a distance of 1,904.83 feet to a point on the east right-of-way line of the Illinois Central-Gulf Railroad; thence north 28 degrees and 54 minutes west along said right-of-way line for a distance of 1,208.23 feet; thence north 29 degrees and 09 minutes west along said right-of-way line for a distance of 300.0 feet; thence north 31 degrees and 10 minutes west along said right-of-way line for a distance of 300.0 feet; thence north 34 degrees and 26 minutes west along said right-of-way line for a distance of 300.0 feet; thence north 36 degrees and 25 minutes west along said right-of-way line for a distance of 4,145.0 feet; thence north 34 degrees and 06 minutes west along said right-of-way line for a distance of 300.0 feet; thence north 28 degrees and 05 minutes west along said right-of-way line for a distance of 300.0 feet; thence north 22 degrees and 05 minutes west along said right-of-way line for a distance of 300.0 feet; thence north 16 degrees and 04 minutes west along said right-of-way line for a distance of 300.0 feet; thence north 10 degrees and 03 minutes west along said right-of-way line for a distance of 300.0 feet; thence north 4 degrees and 02 minutes west along said right-of-way line for a distance of 300.0 feet; thence north 0 degrees and 26 minutes east along said right-of-way line for a distance of 147.53 feet; thence south 72 degrees and 03 minutes west parallel to Mississippi Highway No. 6 for a distance of 7,618.20 feet to a point on the west line of Section 18; said point being a perpendicular distance of 800.00 feet from the center line of said Mississippi Highway No. 6; thence north along said section line for a distance of 840.93 feet to the center line of said Highway No. 6; thence north along said section line for a distance of 840.93 feet to a point; said point being a perpendicular distance of 800.00 feet from the center line of said Highway No. 6; thence north 72 degrees and 03 minutes east parallel to Mississippi Highway No. 6 for a distance of 5,608.00 feet to the point of beginning.
(Ord. No. 83-191, § 2, 12-5-78)
Source: City of Batesville, Mississippi, Code of Ordinances (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ms/batesville/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH1GEPR_S1-12COLIFetched: 10/31/2026