Batavia, Wisconsin

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Batavia
Unincorporated community
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Looking south in downtown Batavia along WIS 28
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Batavia
Location within the state of Wisconsin
Coordinates: 43°35′40″N88°3′3″W / 43.59444°N 88.05083°W / 43.59444; -88.05083
Country Flag of the United States.svg United States
State Flag of Wisconsin.svg Wisconsin
County Sheboygan
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 920

Batavia, Wisconsin is an unincorporated community in the Town of Scott, in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, United States, along Wisconsin Highway 28. [1]

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History

The origin of the “Batavia” moniker most likely comes from Batavia, New York. [2]

Geography

Batavia is approximately 5 mi. (8 km) northwest from Random Lake and 5.5 mi. (9 km) southwest from Adell. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Batavia, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ Gard, Robert (2015). The Romance of Wisconsin Place Names (2nd ed.). Madison, WI: Wisconsin Historical Society Press. p. 21. ISBN   978-0-87020-707-5.
  3. ↑ Coordinate information retrieved from the Dictionary of Wisconsin History


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