Batavia, Wisconsin
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Coordinates: 43°35′40″N 88°3′3″W / 43.59444°N 88.05083°W | |
Country | United States |
State | 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]
History
[edit]The origin of the “Batavia” moniker most likely comes from Batavia, New York.[2]
Geography
[edit]Batavia is approximately 5 mi. (8 km) northwest from Random Lake and 5.5 mi. (9 km) southwest from Adell.[3]
Images
[edit]- Panorama looking south
- Looking south at the sign for Batavia
References
[edit]Wikimedia Commons has media related to Batavia, Wisconsin.
- ^ "Batavia, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Coordinate information retrieved from the Dictionary of Wisconsin History