Welcome to Batavia ...

Batavia is located in Branch County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Batavia, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1838.

Batavia is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Batavia lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Batavia lies within the (517) area code.

Websites for Batavia ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.branch-county.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Batavia, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Batavia ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Batavia - they are located in Arkansas, California, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota (2), Montana, New York, Ohio and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Batavia.

Communities near Batavia ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Batavia.

• Coldwater
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
  • Coldwater is located in Branch County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,090 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coldwater <3>
• Sturgis
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
  • Sturgis is located in Saint Joseph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,803 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sturgis <3>
• Angola
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angola have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angola
  • Angola is located in Steuben County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,827 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angola <3>
• Bronson
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bronson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronson
  • Bronson is located in Branch County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,298 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bronson <3>
• Fremont
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fremont have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
  • Fremont is located in Steuben County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,205 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <3>
• Quincy
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
  • Quincy is located in Branch County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,617 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quincy <3>
• Union City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
  • Union City is located in Branch County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,564 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union City <3>
• Litchfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Litchfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield
  • Litchfield is located in Hillsdale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,328 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Litchfield <3>
• Colon
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colon
  • Colon is located in Saint Joseph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colon <3>
• Reading
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
  • Reading is located in Hillsdale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,042 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reading <3>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Batavia. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Batavia.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Batavia. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Batavia.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Batavia. See our Newspapers Page for Batavia.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Batavia ...

Looking for more information about Batavia? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Batavia, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Batavia.

Adding Batavia to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Batavia in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Batavia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Batavia post office opened in 1838.

We also found Batavia in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Batavia.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Batavia. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Branch County: www.co.branch.mi.us/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/