Old Bath, Indiana
Old Bath, Indiana | |
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  Old Bath  Old Bath | |
| Coordinates: 39°30′30″N 84°53′30″W / 39.50833°N 84.89167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Franklin |
| Township | Bath |
| Elevation | 1,034 ft (315 m) |
| ZIP code | 47012 |
| FIPS code | 18-56268[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 440532[1] |
Old Bath is an unincorporated community in Bath Township, Franklin County, Indiana.
History[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Old Bath, Indiana
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Reifel, August Jacob (1915). History of Franklin County, Indiana: Her People, Industries, and Institutions. Windmill Publications. p. 529.
- ^ 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...
- ^ 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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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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