Bath County, Virginia

Founding: 1791
Parent counties: Augusta, Botetourt, and Greenbrier

Namesake: Bath, England
Seat: Warm Springs (1791–)

Land area: 529 square miles

Population (2020): 4,209

Population (historic): 5,508 (1800); 4,300 (1840); 3,795 (1870); 5,595 (1900); 8,137 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1800; 1810s; 1830s; 1850–1910; 1920s; 1970s; 1990s

Subdivisions: Two CDPs

National Register listings: 25

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 821 (24.5%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 48.7%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 15%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 14.1%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 21%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $2,237
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,125
Average farmhouse size (1940): 6.2 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 639
Average farm size (1920): 65.3 acres
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Warm Springs

Namesake: Mineral springs within the village

Founding: 1794 (post office)

Population (2020): 121

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 65 (100%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. *William LaRue Farm (c. 1895). 541 Deerfield Road. Queen Anne.
2. *The Wilderness / Samuel Blackburn Farm (1816). 13594 Deerfield Road. Georgian.
3. *Samuel Gatewood House (c. 1855). 274 Gatewood Drive. Greek Revival.
4. *Hidden Valley / James Warwick Farm (c. 1857). 2241 Hidden Valley Road. Greek Revival.
5. *Fort Lewis / Samuel Lewis House (c. 1855). 603 Old Plantation Way.
6. *Anthony Mustoe Log House (c. 1820). 1291 Sam Snead Highway.
7. *Oakley / Francisco–Sterrett House (1834–1837/1921–1922). 11865 Sam Snead Highway. Federal.
8. *Robert Sitlington House (c. 1790). 315 Sitlington Drive.