Batavia

History

Batavia was surveyed on May 28, 1788, by Captain Francis Minnis, John O'Bannon, Nicholas Keller, Archelus Price, and John Ormsley. Virginian Ezekiel Dimmitt became the area's first settler in the fall of 1797. George Ely purchased the Minnis survey in 1807 and platted the town on October 24, 1814, possibly naming it after Batavia, New York. The Clermont County seat moved from New Richmond to Batavia on February 24, 1824. Batavia finally incorporated as a village on February 10, 1842. The Norfolk and Western Railway stopped at Batavia from March 1877 to April 1971. The Cincinnati, Georgetown and Portsmouth Railroad, an interurban railroad, also ran through town from 1903 to 1934. Norfolk Southern can sometimes pass through Batavia about 3 times a day. To address the discontent, the village hired a public relations company the following April. The village subsequently attempted to convince the developers of two additional housing developments to be annexed into the municipality. As a result of this and tax abatements for the first development, Batavia Township passed a resolution in December 2025 to separate from the joint fire department with the village. The petition to dissolve the village was submitted in August 2026. However, it was rejected later that month due to invalid signatures reducing the total number of names to below the amount necessary for approval.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which is land and is water. It is surrounded by Batavia Township.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  23,148
• Carolina Chickadee

  Poecile carolinensis (Audubon, 1834) · Aves
  18,263
• Tufted Titmouse

  Baeolophus bicolor (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  17,648
• Red-bellied Woodpecker

  Melanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  16,964
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  16,916
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  16,125
• Carolina Wren

  Thryothorus ludovicianus (Latham, 1790) · Aves
  15,722
• Downy Woodpecker

  Dryobates pubescens (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  14,852

Largest nearby schools

• West Clermont High School
  High · Cincinnati · 2,211 students · 20.1:1 ratio
• Milford Sr High School
  High · Milford · 1,850 students · 18.5:1 ratio
• West Clermont Middle School
  Middle · Batavia · 1,789 students · 17.2:1 ratio
• Batavia Elementary School
  Elementary · Batavia · 1,201 students · 19.4:1 ratio
• Milford Junior High School
  Middle · Milford · 1,047 students · 21.4:1 ratio
• Amelia Elementary School
  Elementary · Amelia · 675 students · 20.5:1 ratio
• Batavia High School
  High · Batavia · 658 students · 23.5:1 ratio
• Willowville Elementary School
  Elementary · Batavia · 658 students · 25.3:1 ratio

Most recent

• M 2.5 — 2026-02-22
  2 km NE of Hillsboro, Ohio
• M 2.51 — 2024-01-28
  3 km SW of Old Washington, Kentucky
• M 3.04 — 2021-12-12
  2 km E of Manchester, Ohio
• M 2.78 — 2017-12-17
  6 km ENE of Germantown, Kentucky
• M 2.62 — 2015-05-11
  5 km ESE of Maysville, Kentucky
• M 2.6 — 2013-07-23
  6 km NNE of Germantown, Kentucky