Old Bath, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Old Bath, Indiana
Pushpin Map:Indiana#USA
Pushpin Label:Old Bath
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Franklin
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Bath
Coordinates:39.5083°N -84.8917°W
Elevation Ft:1034
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:47012
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:18-56268[1]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:440532

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

History

Bath was platted in 1815.[2] It was named from Bath Township.[3] When New Bath was founded on the railroad in 1903, Bath became Old Bath.[4]

References

  1. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  2. Book: History of Franklin County, Indiana: Her People, Industries, and Institutions . Windmill Publications . Reifel, August Jacob . 1915 . 529.
  3. Book: Baker, Ronald L.. From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. October 1995. Indiana University Press. 978-0-253-32866-3. 250. ...Bath, for the township in which it is located....
  4. Book: Reifel, August Jacob . History of Franklin County, Indiana: Her People, Industries, and Institutions : with Biographical Sketches of Representative Citizens and Genealogical Records of Old Families. 1915. Windmill Publications. 532.