Batavia, California
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Batavia, California | |
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  Batavia, California  Batavia, California | |
| Coordinates: 38°24′23″N 121°51′35″W / 38.40639°N 121.85972°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Solano |
| Elevation | 62 ft (19 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| Area code | 707 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1655814[1] |
Batavia is an unincorporated community in Solano County, California, United States. Batavia is along a railroad line, the Union Pacific Martinez Subdivision, approximately 3.5 miles (5.6 km) southwest of Dixon. It was a California Pacific Railroad station that was named around 1870 for the Latin name of The Netherlands.[2] Today, various UP freight and Amtrak passenger trains speed through Batavia daily without stopping.
Batavia reportedly was platted in 1868 and had several streets laid out, but it primarily consisted of a train depot and a few residences.[3] The warehouses were destroyed in a fire in 1917.[4] Batavia declined after highway travel largely replaced rail travel.[3]
