Welcome to West Batavia ...

West Batavia is located in Genesee County<1>.

The location of West Batavia has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Batavia, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

A typical abbreviation for West Batavia: W. Batavia

West Batavia is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for West Batavia: (585)

Websites for West Batavia ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.geneseeny.com/

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

Communities near West Batavia ...

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

• Batavia
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
  • Batavia is located in Genesee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,308 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Batavia <4>
• Lancaster
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
  • Lancaster is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,064 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <4>
• Albion
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
  • Albion is located in Orleans County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,744 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albion <4>
• Medina
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
  • Medina is located in Orleans County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,584 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medina <4>
• Le Roy
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Le Roy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy
  • Le Roy is located in Genesee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,233 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Roy <4>
• Warsaw
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
  • Warsaw is located in Wyoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,169 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <4>
• Akron
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Akron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
  • Akron is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,844 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Akron <4>
• Alden
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
  • Alden is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,568 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alden <4>
• Attica
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
  • Attica is located in Wyoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,386 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Attica <4>
• Middleport
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleport
  • Middleport is located in Niagara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,730 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleport <4>

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 West Batavia. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Batavia.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of West 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 West Batavia.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Batavia ...

Looking for more information about West 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 West Batavia, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for West Batavia.

Adding West Batavia to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West 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 West Batavia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the West Batavia post office opened in 1851.

We also found West Batavia in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Batavia.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Genesee County: www.co.genesee.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/