Welcome to Bath ...

Bath is located in Clinton County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bath, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1858.

Bath is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Bath: (517)

The ZIP code for Bath: 48808<4>

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, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (4), Kentucky, Maine, 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.

• Lansing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
  • Lansing is located in Ingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 117,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <5>
• East Lansing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lansing
  • East Lansing is located in Ingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Lansing <5>
• Owosso
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owosso
  • Owosso is located in Shiawassee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,338 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owosso <5>
• Mason
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
  • Mason is located in Ingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <5>
• Saint Johns
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Johns have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
  • Saint Johns is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,904 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Johns <5>
• Grand Ledge
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Ledge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Ledge
  • Grand Ledge is located in Eaton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,881 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Ledge <5>
• De Witt
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
  • De Witt is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,833 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Witt <5>
• Williamston
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamston
  • Williamston is located in Ingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,928 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamston <5>
• Potterville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potterville
  • Potterville is located in Eaton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,765 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Potterville <5>
• Perry
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
  • Perry is located in Shiawassee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,075 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <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.<6>

From that list, the Bath post office opened in 1858.

We also found Bath in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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 Clinton County: www.clinton-county.org/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/