Batesville is located on the beautiful White River, at the foothills of the Ozark Mts. It is the home of Lyon College, the oldest college in Arkansas. (formerly Arkansas College, not the University of Arkanas.) It is the second oldest continually inhabited town in Arkansas (Helena is the oldest). Several of our former governors lived here at different times. It was the site of a little know Civil War battle, and served as both the Union and Confederate State headquarters at different times.