Bath, Ohio

Post Office at the intersection of Ira and Cleveland-Massillon Rd.

Location of Bath, Ohio
Location of Bath, Ohio

Bath is an unincorporated community in the northern part of Bath Township, Summit County, Ohio, United States.[1] It is centered at the intersection of Cleveland-Massillon and Ira roads. It was developed 'circa 1820.[2]

A post office called Bath has been in operation since 1824.[3] A variant name was "Hammond's Corners",[1] for Jason Hammond, an early settler.[4] Jeffrey Dahmer's family moved here in 1968, the house went up for sale in 2012.

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bath, Ohio
  2. ^ Vittum-Andrew Associates, Inc. (2001). The Heritage Corridors of Bath: Inventory of the Hamlets. Retrieved May 1, 2005. Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Summit County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
  4. ^ Doyle, William B. (1908). Centennial History of Summit County, Ohio and Representative Citizens. Biographical Publishing Company. p. 101.