Batestown is an unincorporated community in Danville Township, Vermilion County, Illinois. It is west of Danville, Illinois.
Batestown was a suburb of Danville in the early 20th century. As of 1906, it had a black Baptist church led by the Reverend Dabney Jones. As of 1911, United Doctors operated the Decatur Institute in Batestown.
Lulu O'Dell ran a tavern in Batestown with her son in the 1940s.
Batestown is located at .