Annotations
              BATH A post village of Mason county, on the Illinois river, 50 miles southerly from Peoria, is situated in a fertile country, and has a good run of trade, being a shipping port for St. Louis. It was formerly the county seat. Population, about 800. William J. Odell, Postmaster. (Hawes' Illinois State Gazetteer...,1859)
Demographic
Total Population 1850
              336
          Total Population 1860
              513
          Geographic
Latitude
              40.189972
          Longitude
              -90.142448
          Waterways
              Yes
          Type
              City or Town
          County
              Mason
          State
              Illinois
           
    