Batchtown is a village in southern Calhoun County, Illinois, United States.

Then people started referring to the area as Sam White's, after a leading merchant in Calhoun County.

A post office opened up in the community in 1879 and Batchtown became the official name of the village.

He owned a store in the village that sold stock groceries, dry goods, shoes, and hardware.

[4] According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Batchtown has a total area of 1.86 square miles (4.82 km2), all land.

[1] As of the 2020 census[6] there were 170 people, 69 households, and 53 families residing in the village.

23.19% of all households were made up of individuals, and 23.19% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.