Bath, Texas

Ghost town in Texas, US
30°35′41″N 95°37′26″W / 30.5946426°N 95.6238341°W / 30.5946426; -95.6238341CountryUnited StatesStateTexasCountyWalkerElevation
256 ft (78 m)USGS Feature ID1381362

Bath, formerly Possum Walk, is a ghost town in Walker County, Texas, United States.[1]

History

Bath is situated on Farm to Market Road 1374, which connects to U.S. Route 45. In 1872, the Union Hill Baptist Church was founded. The name was changed to Bath after the post office was established in 1887. The post office closed in 1905. The community was abandoned by the early 1990s.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  2. ^ "001". digital.sfasu.edu. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  3. ^ Association, Texas State Historical. "Bath, TX". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
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