Bath | |
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Former settlement | |
  Bath Location in California | |
| Coordinates: 39°02′10″N 120°47′36″W / 39.03611°N 120.79333°W | |
| Country | 
United States |
| State | 
California |
| County | Placer County |
| Elevation | 1,049 m (3,442 ft) |
Bath (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]
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