Old Bath, Indiana

Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States
39°30′30″N 84°53′30″W / 39.50833°N 84.89167°W / 39.50833; -84.89167CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyFranklinTownshipBathElevation1,034 ft (315 m)ZIP code
47012
FIPS code18-56268[2]GNIS feature ID440532[1]

Old Bath is an unincorporated community in Bath Township, Franklin County, Indiana.

History

Bath was platted in 1815.[3] It was named from Bath Township.[4] When New Bath was founded on the railroad in 1903, Bath became Old Bath.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Old Bath, Indiana
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ Reifel, August Jacob (1915). History of Franklin County, Indiana: Her People, Industries, and Institutions. Windmill Publications. p. 529.
  4. ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 250. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...Bath, for the township in which it is located...
  5. ^ Reifel, August Jacob (1915). History of Franklin County, Indiana: Her People, Industries, and Institutions : with Biographical Sketches of Representative Citizens and Genealogical Records of Old Families. Windmill Publications. p. 532.
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