City & Public Info
Everything you need.
Start with what you need to do. City buttons go to the official City of Batesville website; the “Who do I call?” section below pairs county and utility information with the local pros who can help.
City services
What do you need to do?
Minutes are on their own page: Meeting Minutes — City website ↗
The full city code is here: Ordinance Book — City website ↗
Need a local pro? BetterKnow
Recommendations from BetterKnowaPro, BetterKnow’s own local directory — not a City of Batesville endorsement. No paid placements.
Builders & Remodelers — for building projects, fences, and decks 4 listedBeacon Builders · Bird Hollow Construction · Bruns-Gutzwiller · Evergreen Design & Construction
Electricians — for electrical work and requirements 4 listedGehring, Inc. · Hirt & Ellco · John Gehring Electric · Lohrum Electrical, LLC
Plumbers — for plumbing work and requirements 2 listedHirt & Ellco · Laker Electric & Plumbing
Lawn & Landscaping — for yard and tree work 4 listedChaffee Turf Service, Inc. · Kurtz Lawn Care · Leising Excavating & Mulch Inc. · The Stone Studio
Looking for the city’s homepage instead? batesvilleindiana.us — City website ↗
Who do I call?
Who do I call?
The questions Tudor Square agents hear every week — who inspects, who pumps, who surveys, and where the records live. Official information comes first; the local pros who can help follow it. Pros come from BetterKnowaPro, BetterKnow’s own directory — they are BetterKnow recommendations, not a city or county endorsement, and no one pays to be listed.
Buying a home — inspections, radon & pest
A home inspection is usually ordered right after an offer is accepted. One Batesville inspector also covers the add-ons lenders often ask for.
Local pros BetterKnow
Home Inspections — inspections plus radon testing, termite (WDI), water-quality, septic and sewer-scope add-ons 1 listedFull Coverage Home Inspections, LLC — Batesville
Why it’s here: verified from the business’s own website and the InterNACHI inspector directory.
Pest Control — termites and household pests, treated 1 listedAdvantage Pest Control LLC — Greensburg, serves Batesville
Why it’s here: verified from the business’s own website.
Don’t know who to call? A Tudor Square agent does — that’s literally the job in real life.
Need help buying or selling? Talk to Tudor Square Realty ↗
Disclosure: BetterKnow and Tudor Square Realty share the same owner. Inspections sit in the middle of almost every sale, which is why this invitation is here.
Septic tanks & wells
Outside city sewer and water, start with the county health department for septic permits — then call a local company to pump, inspect, or repair.
Ripley County Health Department — Environmental (residential septic permits) County website ↗
Local pros BetterKnow
Septic & Well Services — pumping, inspections and repairs 2 listedBig Brad’s Septic Service — Batesville · Mozingo Sanitation — Greensburg
Why they’re here: verified from the businesses’ own websites.
Well drillers: we’re still building this part of the list. Know one who serves Batesville? Suggest a pro →
Don’t know who to call? A Tudor Square agent does — that’s literally the job in real life.
Need help buying or selling? Talk to Tudor Square Realty ↗
Disclosure: BetterKnow and Tudor Square Realty share the same owner. Septic and well questions come up in most country sales, which is why this invitation is here.
Plumbers, electricians & HVAC
The everyday trades, from BetterKnowaPro’s directory.
Local pros BetterKnow
Plumbers 4 listedHirt & Ellco · Laker Electric & Plumbing
Electricians 4 listedGehring, Inc. · Hirt & Ellco · John Gehring Electric · Lohrum Electrical, LLC
Heating & Cooling 3 listedGehring, Inc. · Hirt & Ellco · Wallpe Heating & Cooling
Why they’re here: listed in the Batesville Area Chamber of Commerce directory.
Roofing, foundation & drainage
Roofs, wet basements, foundation cracks, and water that needs somewhere to go.
Local pros BetterKnow
Roofing & Gutters 2 listedUp-Top Roofing
Why it’s here: listed in the Batesville Area Chamber of Commerce directory.
Foundation & Waterproofing — basement waterproofing and foundation repair 1 listedAmericrawl — dedicated Batesville service area
Why it’s here: verified from the business’s own website.
Home Services — excavating & drainage help 15 listedDarren Gunter Excavating · Landco Excavating · Leising Excavating & Mulch Inc.
Why they’re here: listed in the Batesville Area Chamber of Commerce directory.
Land surveyors
Buying, selling, splitting a lot, or settling where a fence can go starts with a survey. The county surveyor’s office keeps the section-corner records; a private surveyor marks your lines.
Ripley County Surveyor’s office County website ↗
Local pros BetterKnow
Surveyors 1 listedDistrict 9 Land Survey — Batesville
Why it’s here: verified from its public business listing, October 2026.
Don’t know who to call? A Tudor Square agent does — that’s literally the job in real life.
Need help buying or selling? Talk to Tudor Square Realty ↗
Disclosure: BetterKnow and Tudor Square Realty share the same owner. Surveys are part of most land and lot sales, which is why this invitation is here.
Movers, cleaners, junk removal & storage
Batesville has plenty of self-storage. Local moving crews, house cleaners, and junk removal are lists we’re still building.
Local pros BetterKnow
Self-storage — in Moving & Storage46W Storage · KAP Storage · Lighthouse Storage · Six Pine Storage — all Batesville
Why they’re here: verified from the businesses’ own websites.
Movers, cleaners & junk removal: we’re building these lists now — a business only appears after we’ve verified it. Suggest a pro →
Don’t know who to call? A Tudor Square agent does — that’s literally the job in real life.
Need help buying or selling? Talk to Tudor Square Realty ↗
Disclosure: BetterKnow and Tudor Square Realty share the same owner. This invitation appears because moving and storage are part of buying and selling a home — it is not a city or county endorsement.
Utilities — setting up service
Moving in? In Batesville, water, gas, and sewer are city services. Electric depends on your address — Duke Energy in town, Southeastern Indiana REMC in the rural areas around it.
City of Batesville — Water & Gas Utility (water, gas & sewer) City website ↗
Duke Energy — start, stop, or move electric service Duke Energy ↗
Southeastern Indiana REMC — electric cooperative for rural addresses SEI REMC ↗
Property records, taxes, permits & zoning
Deeds, values, and tax bills are county records — Batesville is in Ripley County. Permits and zoning inside city limits are the city’s.
Ripley County Treasurer — property taxes County website ↗
Ripley County Assessor — property values & records County website ↗
Ripley County Recorder — deeds & recorded documents County website ↗
Ripley County GIS — parcel maps County website ↗
City Building Commissioner — permits & zoning in city limits City website ↗
Don’t know who to call? A Tudor Square agent does — that’s literally the job in real life.
Need help buying or selling? Talk to Tudor Square Realty ↗
Disclosure: BetterKnow and Tudor Square Realty share the same owner. This invitation appears because property records and taxes sit at the center of buying and selling — it is not a city or county endorsement.
HOA contacts & neighborhood restrictions
Who runs your neighborhood, whether the association is mandatory, what the dues are, and where the covenants live — gathered entry by entry in the section right below.
See Neighborhoods & HOAs below ↓
Don’t know who to call? A Tudor Square agent does — that’s literally the job in real life.
Need help buying or selling? Talk to Tudor Square Realty ↗
Disclosure: BetterKnow and Tudor Square Realty share the same owner. HOA rules affect what you can do with a home, which is why this invitation is here — it is not a city or county endorsement.
Neighborhoods & HOAs
Who runs your neighborhood?
Association details for Batesville and nearby communities, gathered from public sources. Every entry shows where its information came from and when it was checked. If a detail isn’t verified yet, the entry says so — an unverified entry never means there is no HOA.
Hillindale Commons
Mandatory HOA — verified- Association
- Hillindale Homeowner’s Association, Inc. (Batesville)
- Type
- Mandatory. The association’s own Declaration of Covenants and Restrictions (Paragraph 11(a)) states: “Each Owner shall automatically be a Member.” Every lot owner belongs to the association and, by accepting a deed (Paragraph 12(a)), agrees to pay its assessments, which are a continuing lien on the lot. The Declaration is published on the association’s Rules & Forms page.
- Website
- hillindale.com ↗
- Contacts
- Board of directors and the general manager are listed on the association’s Contact page ↗
- Covenants & documents
- Covenants & Restrictions, By-Laws, and Architectural Review Guidelines are published on the association’s Rules & Forms page ↗ Exterior changes — including fences — need Architectural Review Board approval first (per the association FAQ).
- Dues
- Fees are billed once a year (fiscal year December 1 – November 30; invoices mailed in October, due December 1 — per the association’s FAQ). The amount itself is set by the board each year (Declaration, Paragraph 12(b)) and isn’t published anywhere on the association’s website, so the current amount is not yet verified — ask the association.
- Buying or selling
- Ask the association for current documents and resale information through its Contact page; a New Owner Form is on the Rules & Forms page.
Lake Santee
Mandatory HOA — verified- Association
- Lake Santee Property Owners Association, Inc. — a lake community in Decatur and Franklin counties, near Batesville
- Type
- Mandatory. Under the association’s by-laws, every lot carries a membership, and members must pay dues and assessments.
- Website
- lake-santee.com ↗
- Contacts
- Association office: 13 SW Wrenn Parkway, Greensburg, IN 47240 · (812) 527-2943 · [email protected]
- Covenants & documents
- The subdivision Restrictions, By-Laws, and Rules & Regulations are published on the association’s website.
- Dues
- Dues and assessments are required, but the current amount is not yet verified — it isn’t published on the association’s public pages. Ask the association office.
- Buying or selling
- Contact the association office for current documents and resale/transfer information.
Chateau Commons
Not yet verified- Association
- A Chateau Commons homeowners association in Batesville is documented in local news reporting (The Herald-Tribune, 2013), when it petitioned the city about Chateau Boulevard and Shelley Avenue.
- Type, contacts, dues & documents
- Not yet verified. We haven’t confirmed the association’s current contacts, whether membership is mandatory or voluntary, its dues, or where its covenants are published. That does not mean there is no HOA — if you live here, check your deed and closing documents, and please send us what you find.
Something wrong or missing?
Neighborhood information changes, and this list is just getting started. Send a correction with the form below and we’ll check it against a public source before it’s posted.
BetterKnow is independently operated and is not an official government website.
Suggest a pro, or report outdated info
Know a Batesville-area pro who should be listed here — an inspector, a well driller, a mover? Or spot something out of date anywhere on this page, including the neighborhood list? Send it in. Submissions are read by a person and are never posted publicly as-is; a pro is only listed after we’ve verified the business from a public source.