Bath

History

The town was founded in 1793 and was part of a land investment by the wealthy British politician William Pulteney, and named after Bath, Somerset, in England, where he owned extensive estates. It was created along with Steuben County in 1796 and became a mother town of the county, eventually yielding land to seven later towns. The Lackawanna Railroad opened its mainline through Bath, and opened a station, in 1882. The first jailhouse was built in 1796 which was constructed out of logs at a location just west of Pulteney Square. It was eventually replaced by a more durable structure made of stone. In 1828 a brick courthouse was constructed which was destroyed by fire. Using the same plan, It was immediately replaced using the same foundation.

Geography

The United States Census Bureau lists the town's total area as 96.3 square miles (249.4 km2), of which 96.0 square miles (248.6 km2) is land and 0.3 square mile (0.8 km2)(0.32%) is water. Interstate 86 (Southern Tier Expressway) passes through the town. New York State Route 54 and New York State Route 415 intersect in Bath village. New York State Route 53 has its southern terminus at NY-415 in the community of Kanona. New York State Route 226 passes through Savona. The Cohocton River flows through the town past the hamlet of Kanona and the villages of Bath and Savona. *Bath village *Buck Settlement – A hamlet in the southwestern part of the town. *Coss Corners – A location south of Unionville on County Road 10. *Dudley Settlement – A hamlet south of Bath village, lying between Unionville and East Union. *East Union – A hamlet south of Bath village. *Haverling Heights – A community bordering the northern side of Bath village. *Kanona – A hamlet northwest of Bath village by Interstate 86. The village is centered on the intersection of NY-53, NY-415 and County Road 14. *Knight Settlement – A location in the northwestern part of the town on County Road 15. *Savona village *Sonora – A hamlet by the eastern town line. *Thomas Corners – A location in the southwestern part of the town. *Unionville – A hamlet south of Bath village on County Road 10. This climatic region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Bath has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  2,050
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  1,932
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,692
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,522
• Song Sparrow

  Melospiza melodia (A.Wilson, 1810) · Aves
  1,495
• Black-capped Chickadee

  Poecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  1,490
• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,458
• American Goldfinch

  Spinus tristis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,432

Most recent

• M 2.6 — 2022-03-15
  5 km SSW of Warsaw, New York
• M 2.6 — 2018-04-05
  24 km WSW of Liberty, Pennsylvania
• M 2.91 — 2009-06-05
  4 km SSE of Attica, New York
• M 2.6 — 2007-12-13
  7 km NW of Warsaw, New York