Batavia, Ohio

Batavia (/bəˈteɪviə/buh-TAY-vee-uh) is a village in and the county seat of Clermont County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,509 at the 2010 census. Batavia is located at 39°4′38″N 84°10′45″W / 39.07722°N 84.17917°W / 39.07722; -84.17917 (39.077332, -84.179160).

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.62 square miles (4.20 km²), of which 1.59 square miles (4.12 km²) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.08 km²) is water. It is surrounded by Batavia Township.

Transportation

Batavia is located along Ohio State Route 32, also known as the Appalachian Highway, a major east-west highway that connects Interstate 275 and the Cincinnati area to the rural counties of Southern Ohio. State Routes Ohio State Route 132 and 222 also pass through the village's downtown area.

The Clermont Transportation Connection provides daily bus service to downtown Cincinnati.

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.