Welcome to Bath Alum ...
Bath Alum is located in Bath County<1>.
We aren't confident of the location of Bath Alum, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Bath Alum, you might consider that their post office opened in 1850.
Bath Alum is 1,610 feet [491 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Bath Alum lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Bath Alum is within the (540) area code.
Communities near Bath Alum ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bath Alum.
- Clifton Forge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Forge
- Clifton Forge is located in Alleghany County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,444 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton Forge <4>
- Craigsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigsville
- Craigsville is located in Augusta County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 942 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Craigsville <4>
- Goshen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Goshen is located in Rockbridge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goshen <4>
- Iron Gate
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south) - Mitchelltown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchelltown
- Mitchelltown is located in Bath County
- Fort Lewis ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Lewis have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lewis
- Fort Lewis is located in Bath County
- Millboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millboro
- Millboro is located in Bath County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millboro <4>
- Burnsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Burnsville is located in Bath County
- Healing Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
- Healing Springs is located in Bath County
- Yost
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yost
- Yost is located in Bath County
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 Alum. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bath Alum.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bath Alum. 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 Alum.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bath Alum. See our Newspapers Page for Bath Alum.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bath Alum ...
Looking for more information about Bath Alum? 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 Alum, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bath Alum.
Adding Bath Alum to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Bath Alum 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 Alum was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Bath Alum post office opened in 1850.
We also found Bath Alum in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Bath Alum.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bath Alum. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Bath County: www.bathcountyva.org/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Bath, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bath Alum - 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> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |