Welcome to Bath ...
Bath is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).
Bath is located in Walker 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 1887.
Bath is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Bath lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Bath is within the (936) area code.
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, Minnesota, Missouri, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New York (2), North Carolina, Ohio (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota 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.
- Huntsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Huntsville is located in Walker County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,392 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntsville <4>
- Willis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
- Willis is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,122 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willis <4>
- Panorama Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panorama Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Village
- Panorama Village is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,446 people
- Montgomery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montgomery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Montgomery is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,639 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomery <4>
- New Waverly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Waverly
- New Waverly is located in Walker County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,073 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Waverly <4>
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Elmina
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmina
- Elmina is located in Walker County
- Danville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Wesley Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Grove
- Wesley Grove is located in Walker County
- Richards
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richards have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards
- Richards is located in Grimes County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richards <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 the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section 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 1887.
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 Walker County: www.co.walker.tx.us/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Walker, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bath - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <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> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |