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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)

Total Population 1850
336
Total Population 1860
513
Latitude
40.189972
Longitude
-90.142448
Waterways
Yes
Type
City or Town
County
Mason
State
Illinois