Welcome to Bath ...
Bath is located in Freeborn County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Bath, you might consider that their post office opened in 1877.
Bath is 1,260 feet [384 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Bath lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Bath: 507 & 924<3>
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, Michigan, 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.
- Owatonna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owatonna
- Owatonna is located in Steele County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,672 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owatonna <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Owatonna
- From Bath to Owatonna
- Albert Lea
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albert Lea
- Albert Lea is located in Freeborn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,733 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albert Lea <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Albert Lea
- From Bath to Albert Lea
- Waseca
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Waseca. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waseca
- Waseca is located in Waseca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,835 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waseca <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Waseca
- From Bath to Waseca
- Wells
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
- Wells is located in Faribault County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,157 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wells <4>
- Blooming Prairie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blooming Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Prairie
- Blooming Prairie is located in Steele County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,927 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blooming Prairie <4>
- New Richland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Richland have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richland
- New Richland is located in Waseca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,171 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Richland <4>
- Clarks Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Grove
- Clarks Grove is located in Freeborn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 694 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarks Grove <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Clarks Grove
- From Bath to Clarks Grove
- Ellendale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellendale have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Ellendale is located in Steele County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 669 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellendale <4>
- Alden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alden have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Alden is located in Freeborn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 642 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alden <4>
- Glenville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Glenville is located in Freeborn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 624 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenville <4>
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.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Bath, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with 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>
X2X - From that list, the Bath post office opened in 1877.
We also found Bath in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
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 Freeborn County: www.co.freeborn.mn.us/
The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Freeborn, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bath - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 507 code has been Overlayed with the 924 area code. New phone numbers in the Bath area will be assigned with one of these codes: 507 or 924. As a result, placing a call in the Bath area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |