Welcome to Bath ...

Bath is located in Summit County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bath, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1824.

Bath is 1,120 feet [341 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Bath lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Bath: (330) and (234)<3>

The ZIP code for Bath: 44210<4>

Communities Also Named Bath ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Ohio communities named Bath: This one is located in Summit County and the other is located in Allen County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 26 communities that are also named Bath - they are located in California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (4), Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New York (2), North Carolina, 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.

• Akron
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
  • Akron is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 195,994 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Akron <5>
• Parma
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma
  • Parma is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 77,558 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parma <5>
• Cuyahoga Falls
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuyahoga Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuyahoga Falls
  • Cuyahoga Falls is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,005 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuyahoga Falls <5>
• Strongsville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strongsville
  • Strongsville is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,481 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strongsville <5>
• Brunswick
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brunswick have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
  • Brunswick is located in Medina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,052 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brunswick <5>
• Stow
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stow have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stow
  • Stow is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,714 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stow <5>
• North Royalton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Royalton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Royalton
  • North Royalton is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,952 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Royalton <5>
• Kent
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
  • Kent is located in Portage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,319 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent <5>
• Garfield Heights
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield Heights
  • Garfield Heights is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,272 people
• Medina
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medina have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
  • Medina is located in Medina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,968 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medina <5>

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 document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Bath post office opened in 1824.

We also found Bath in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

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 Summit County: www.co.summit.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/