Bath is an

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in the northern part of Bath Township, Summit County,

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. It is centered at the intersection of Cleveland-Massillon and Ira roads. It was developed 'circa 1820. A post office called Bath has been in operation since 1824. A variant name was "Hammond's Corners", for Jason Hammond, an early settler.

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's family moved here in 1968, the house went up for sale in 2012.

Notable people

(May 21, 1960 – November 28, 1994),

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and

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who killed and dismembered seventeen males between 1978 and 1991. Many of his later murders involved necrophilia, cannibalism, and the permanent preservation of body parts—typically all or part of the skeleton.

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, an American filmmaker, director of

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and

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Unincorporated communities in Summit County, Ohio Populated places established in 1820 Unincorporated communities in Ohio {{SummitCountyOH-geo-stub