Old Bath, Indiana

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Old Bath, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Old Bath
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Old Bath
Coordinates: 39°30′30″N84°53′30″W / 39.50833°N 84.89167°W / 39.50833; -84.89167
Country United States
State Indiana
County Franklin
Township Bath
Elevation
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1,034 ft (315 m)
ZIP code
47012
FIPS code 18-56268 [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]

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References

  1. 1 2 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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