Battlefield, MO

[Ozarks21]

I live in Battlefield. The earlier descriptions are pretty accurate. The lack of retail/restaurant is due mainly to the fact that there is no pass through traffic. That will all change in the next 10 years or so when/if the north-south corridor (West By-pass/FF) gets extended to Hwy 14 to the south. Then it will become the primary corridor into Springfield for all of Western Christian County.

[NanaGirl]

It is a wonderful place to live, and it is starting to see some great changes. There are new businesses coming to town, including Godfather's Pizza, so it is on the brink of some really awesome growth into the future. If you haven't been there, you should check it out. It is the Scenic Gateway to Wilson Creek Battlefield ... home of a major civil war. I live there and love it!

[psmyers74]

Originally Posted by RancidBeans

I live in Battlefield. It's almost entirely residential, the nearest fast food is Republic Rd. which is about a 10 minute drive with moderate traffic. It's not really a great place for hermit types since the houses in the newer subdivisions are very close together so you're going to get to know your neighbor whether you want to or not. There are a lot of young families so it's a good place to raise kids. What I like least about the area is it seems to always be hardest hit by any storms that may be in the area.

We have lived in a subdivision right next to Battlefield, and moved there shortly after the tornado hit in 2002 (?) I don't recall any other storms hitting that area prior to that, or even after that, so let's be fair. Sorry, but this 'struck a nerve' with me, as when we had our house on the market this past year and were on the verge of making a sale when the buyer's so-called 'friend' convinced them that they should by a basement home for the tornadoes. Please... you can't judge an area on the fact that ONE tornado came through...

I am hoping when we re-list our home for sale here shortly that our nice little neighborhood doesn't get the reputation for storms that it doesn't deserve.