Bath, California
Former settlement in California, United States
39°02′10″N 120°47′36″W / 39.03611°N 120.79333°W / 39.03611; -120.79333
United States
CaliforniaBath (formerly Volcano and Sarahsville)[2] is a former settlement in Placer County, California.[1] Bath is located 1.5 miles (2.4 km) northeast of Foresthill.[2] It lay at an elevation of 3442 feet (1049 m).[1]
The town was established as Volcano in 1850 when gold was discovered there.[2] The town's name was changed to Sarahsville after the first woman at the site, then to Bath when the post office came.[2] The Bath post office operated from 1858 to 1859, from 1861 to 1890, and from 1891 to 1899.[2]
References
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bath, California
- ^ a b c d e Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 447. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
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County seat: Auburn
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- Weimar
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towns
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