Welcome to Battlefield ...

The city of Battlefield is located in the Missouri Ozarks.

Battlefield is located in Greene County<1>.

The location of Battlefield has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Battlefield, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1908.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Battlefield has a population of 6,632 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Battlefield is 1,270 feet [387 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Battlefield lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Battlefield is within the (417) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Battlefield had an population of 6,632 people. This is an increase of 18.64% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 178.07% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Battlefield had a population of 5,590 people. This makes Battlefield the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Battlefield represents 0.09% of the population of Missouri (which has 5,988,927 people), making it the state's 117th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 5,590 people, the population of Battlefield increased 134.38% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 2,385 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Battlefield.

Communities Also Named Battlefield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Battlefield - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia, Mississippi (2) and Tennessee.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Battlefield.

Communities near Battlefield ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Battlefield.

• Springfield
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Springfield is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 168,090 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <5>
• Nixa
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixa
  • Nixa is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,330 people
  • Former name for Nixa:
  • Faught
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nixa <5>
• Ozark
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
  • Ozark is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,052 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ozark <5>
• Willard
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
  • Willard is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,736 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willard <5>
• Rogersville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
  • Rogersville is located in Webster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,953 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <5>
• Clever
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clever have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clever
  • Clever is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,836 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clever <5>
• Strafford
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strafford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strafford
  • Strafford is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,502 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strafford <5>
• Marionville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marionville
  • Marionville is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,164 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marionville <5>
• Sparta
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
  • Sparta is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,076 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <5>
• Ash Grove
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Grove
  • Ash Grove is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,443 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ash Grove <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Battlefield. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Battlefield.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Battlefield. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Battlefield.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Battlefield. See our Newspapers Page for Battlefield.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Battlefield ...

Looking for more information about Battlefield? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Battlefield, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Battlefield.

Adding Battlefield to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Battlefield in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Battlefield was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Battlefield post office opened in 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Battlefield.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Battlefield. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Greene County: www.greenecountymo.org/

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/