Local History

First settled in 1832 by Timothy R. Wallace, from New York, and named after Batavia, N.Y.  Martin Olds came from Ohio in 1835 and led in organizing the town.  A station on the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad. 

Informational excerpts from Michigan Place Names, by Walter Romig, L.H.D.

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