Welcome to Bath ...

The village of Bath is located in Mason County<1>.

The location of Bath has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bath, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1846.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Bath has a population of 309 people<3> (see below for details).

Bath is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Bath lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Bath lies within the (309) area code.

The ZIP code for Bath: 62617<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Bath had an population of 309 people. This is a decrease of 7.21% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 0.32% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Bath had a population of 333 people. This makes Bath the county's 5th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 333 people, the population of Bath increased 7.42% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 310 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Bath.

Communities Also Named Bath ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 26 communities that are also named Bath - they are located in California, Colorado, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas (4), Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New York (2), North Carolina, Ohio (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bath.

Communities near Bath ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bath.

• Beardstown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beardstown
  • Beardstown is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beardstown <6>
• Havana
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
  • Havana is located in Mason County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,945 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Havana <6>
• Petersburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
  • Petersburg is located in Menard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,207 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petersburg <6>
• Lewistown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewistown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
  • Lewistown is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,096 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewistown <6>
• Virginia
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia
  • Virginia is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virginia <6>
• Astoria
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Astoria have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
  • Astoria is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,015 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Astoria <6>
• Vermont
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont
  • Vermont is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 624 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vermont <6>
• Chandlerville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandlerville
  • Chandlerville is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chandlerville <6>
• Ipava
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ipava have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ipava
  • Ipava is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ipava <6>
• Table Grove
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Table Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Grove
  • Table Grove is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Table Grove <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Bath. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bath.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bath. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bath.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bath. See our Newspapers Page for Bath.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bath ...

Looking for more information about Bath? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Bath, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Bath.

Adding Bath to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bath in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Bath was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

We also found Bath in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bath.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bath. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Mason County: www.masoncountyil.org/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov