Welcome to Bath Springs ...

Bath Springs is located in Decatur County<1>.

The location of Bath Springs 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 Springs, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1839.

A typical abbreviation for Bath Springs: Bath Spgs. (or less commonly used: Bath Spngs. or Bath Sprngs.)

Bath Springs is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Bath Springs: (731)

Communities Also Named Bath Springs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Bath Springs - it's located in Alabama.

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

Communities near Bath Springs ...

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

• Johnson Ford
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnson Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Ford
  • Johnson Ford is located in Hardin County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 65,813 people
• Mount Lebanon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lebanon
  • Mount Lebanon is located in Decatur County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 29,387 people
• Savannah
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savannah
  • Savannah is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savannah <4>
• Swift
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swift have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
  • Swift is located in Hardin County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 5,874 people
• Belle Meade
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle Meade have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Meade
  • Belle Meade is located in Hardin County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 3,017 people
• Clifton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
  • Clifton is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton <4>
• Parsons
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parsons have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons
  • Parsons is located in Decatur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,272 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parsons <4>
• Scotts Hill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Hill
  • Scotts Hill is located in Decatur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotts Hill <4>
• Linden
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
  • Linden is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 964 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linden <4>
• Decaturville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decaturville
  • Decaturville is located in Decatur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decaturville <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 Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bath Springs.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bath Springs. 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 Springs.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bath Springs ...

Looking for more information about Bath Springs? 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 Springs, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Bath Springs.

Adding Bath Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bath Springs 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 Springs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Bath Springs post office opened in 1839.

We also found Bath Springs on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Tennessee (1888).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bath Springs.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Decatur County: www.decaturcountytn.org/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/