More historic than 40% of U.S. towns · #751 of 993 in Ohio. What drives it
Most of Batavia Township was built recently: 5% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1995. Below: maps from 1916 on and the census since 1820.
Founding year: Wikidata. First post office: 1818.The full story ↓
History grade
What drives Batavia Township’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Batavia Township is more historic than 40% of U.S. towns, #751 of 993 in Ohio. Its age holds the grade up; its National Register listings pull it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Batavia Township’s overall grade.
Ohio towns list about as much on the Register as the country (a typical Ohio town has 2.9 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Batavia Township’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (23% of Ohio towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to B−. The pre-1940 share (±1.4 points) is firm at this size. Two sources give 1797.
Founding year: Wikidata (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
What stands out about Batavia Township’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Elmwood SchoolschoolForest Hill SchoolschoolGreenbrier SchoolschoolHamlet Post Officepost officeHumphries RotordromeairportLucy Run SchoolschoolMay Post Officepost officeOlive Branch Post Officepost officeRocky Ford SchoolschoolSky Hills AirportairportSummit SchoolschoolWhitaker Schoolschool
6cemeteries and burying grounds inside Batavia Township
Amelia Independent Order of Odd FellowsAmelia Methodist EpiscopalGreenbrierLucy RunMount Holly Christian ChapelOlive Branch
US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Batavia Township’s history is told.
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Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Batavia Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1916Batavia sheet · 1:62,500
U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Batavia Township.
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.
In 1797, according to Wikidata. Batavia Township’s post office opened in 1818, and the census of 1820 counted 208 people here.
How does Batavia Township rank for history?
Batavia Township is more historic than 40% of U.S. towns, #751 of 993 in Ohio. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
How old are the homes in Batavia Township?
5% of Batavia Township’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±1.4 points), against a typical 15% for an Ohio town; the median home was built in 1995.
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
From Wikimedia Commons (7), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
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