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Bath, New York

18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1910 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Bath town. It lies in ZIP code area 14810. It sits by Mossy Bank. The Survey maps it on the Bath quadrangle. 5,571 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,109 feet above sea level.

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Bath within Steuben County

Then and now

1910 to 1986

The same ground, surveyed 76 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Bath, surveyed 1986
Topographic sheet of Bath, surveyed 1910

On record in Bath

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 12 of 20 shown

Every listing in Steuben County

Population over time

3 figures

Bath fell from 5,641 to 5,571 between 2000 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
20005,641
20105,786+145 (+3%)
20205,571-215 (-4%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 18 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

73 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 73 fires within 5 miles of Bath between 1992 and 2020, burning about 159 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 15 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Debris and open burning25
Missing data/not specified/undetermined23
Arson/incendiarism15
Equipment and vehicle use5
Smoking1
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Natural1
Recreation and ceremony1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
24 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
9 August 2012Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
4 August 2005Debris and open burningunder an acreNew York Forest Rangersnot named
27 August 2005Debris and open burningunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
26 August 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
16 August 2020Equipment and vehicle use5.0 acresFire Department of New YorkNA
7 July 2018Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
4 July 2016Debris and open burningunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Steuben County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 11 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Bath: 6 producers, 5 past producers. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Salt. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Blair No.1 WellSaltPast Producer
Bath QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Bath Quarry and MillStone, Crushed/BrokenPast ProducerSedimentary
Arnold PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Bath PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Bath PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Conrad BankSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Flick Gravel BankSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Gp-2 PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Steuben County PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary

Every working recorded in Steuben County

Storms near this place

54 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bath in 54 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 28 thunderstorm wind, 14 hail, 11 flash flood, 1 funnel cloud. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 2004Thunderstorm WindBath$100,000Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees.
June 2006Flash FloodBath$50,000Several road washouts due to thunderstorms with heavy rainfall. A trailer park had to beevacuated.
June 2014Flash FloodBath$20,000Residents on Kniffen Road were cut off by flood waters after a culvert washed out near the intersection with Locust Drive.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindBath$15,000A severe thunderstorm produced severe winds as it moved across the area. The thunderstorm resulted in numerous trees being knocked over.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindBath$15,000A severe thunderstorm produced severe winds as it moved across the area. The thunderstorm resulted in multiple trees being knocked over. Time was radar estimated.
May 2014Flash FloodBath$15,000Roads to the north of the Village of Bath have water rushing over them with flooding of areas around some homes.
July 2024Flash FloodBath$10,000Flowing water entered into the lower level of a residence on E. Morris St. near Pulteney Square.
July 2020Thunderstorm WindBath$10,000Strong thunderstorm winds brought down a tree on a house.
April 2013Thunderstorm WindBath$10,000A squall line with damaging winds blew down a power pole on building on county route 15.
June 2005Thunderstorm WindBath$10,000Thunderstorm winds downed trees along County Route 16 in Bradford. A large limb fell onto wires and a mobile home was pushed off its foundation in Bath.
August 1995Thunderstorm WindBath$10,000no account filed
July 2024Thunderstorm WindBath$5,000Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down multiple trees and wires in Bath.
August 2024Flash FloodBath$5,000People are trapped in a vehicle in rising flood waters.
March 2022Thunderstorm WindBath$5,000Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down multiple trees around the city of Bath.
July 2021Thunderstorm WindBath$5,000Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down multiple trees.
October 2021Flash FloodBath$5,000Flash flooding was occurring along Freeman Hollow Road at Hutches Road.
June 2006Thunderstorm WindBath$5,000Trees and wires were blown down by strong thunderstorm winds.
July 1994HailBath$5,000An isolated thunderstorm produced golf-ball sized hail in Bath.
June 2006Flash FloodBath$5,000no account filed
June 1994Thunderstorm WindBath$5,000no account filed
July 2024Flash FloodBath$3,000Babcock Hollow Rd. flooded out along Stocking Creek near E. Union Rd.
September 2021Thunderstorm WindBath$3,000Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and wires down in Bath.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindBath$3,000A severe thunderstorm produced severe winds as it moved across the area. The thunderstorm resulted in a tree being knocked over.
March 2025Thunderstorm WindBath$2,500Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down trees.
April 2023Thunderstorm WindBath$2,500Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree onto a minivan.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindBath$2,500Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down trees near County Route 14.
August 2017Thunderstorm WindBath$2,000A thunderstorm moved across the region and became severe. This thunderstorm produced severe winds and knocked over two trees along County Road 13.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindBath$2,000Trees and wires were blown down on county Route 10 south of Bath.
November 2005Thunderstorm WindBath$2,000Thunderstorm winds downed trees and wires.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindBath$1,100Strong thunderstorm winds uprooted a large tree in a yard, and the tree landed on a dog kennel.
August 2024Flash FloodBath$1,000Water is across some roadways in the village.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindBath$1,000Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down wires on County Route 16.
August 2022Thunderstorm WindBath$1,000Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree onto a roadway.
August 2017Thunderstorm WindBath$1,000A thunderstorm moved across the region and became severe. This thunderstorm produced severe winds and knocked over a tree onto County Road 14 between Fort Hill Road and Stewart Road.
July 2024Flash FloodBath-Rapidly flowing water was reported about to enter a residence at this location.
June 2021HailBath-Severe thunderstorm dropped 0.75 inch hail.
May 2014Flash FloodBath-Flooding was isolating a house. Evacuation of an elderly couple underway.
August 2007Thunderstorm WindBath-Strong winds were accompanied by nickel size hail in Bath.
April 2004HailBath-0.88 inch hail fell.
May 2004HailBath-0.75 inch hail.
May 2001Thunderstorm WindBath-Small hail up to half an inch in diameter was reported from Bath to Prattsburg. The hail accumulated to a depth of 3 inches in Prattsburg.
October 2001Funnel CloudBath-State police received a report of a funnel cloud making a brief appearance before dissipating.
October 2001Thunderstorm WindBath-State police reported trees and wires blown down by thunderstorm winds.
August 2000Thunderstorm WindBath-Thunderstorm winds brought trees down in Bath and Campbell.
July 1997HailBath-A thunderstorm briefly intensified to severe levels over central portions of Steuben county. The storm produced hail the size of golf balls in Bath.
June 2025HailBath-no account filed
September 2021HailBath-no account filed
June 2011HailBath-no account filed
June 2011HailBath-no account filed
June 2009HailBath-no account filed
June 2009HailBath-no account filed
November 2005HailBath-no account filed
August 2004HailBath-no account filed
August 2000HailBath-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Steuben County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Haverling Heights0.9 miles18
Lake Country Estates1.0 miles18
The Homes Of Wildflower Hills1.8 miles18
Dudley Settlement2.6 miles18
East Union2.7 miles18
Unionville3.1 miles18
Cold Springs3.2 miles18
Knight Settlement3.2 miles17

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on BathAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2891223The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 943162. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.