Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. The jail figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 23, 2026 and October 4, 2026.
Bath County, Virginia, has about 4,100 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Bath County is held at the county jail, run by the Bath County Sheriff's Office, and the jail's record of each person held is a public record. This guide says where to look for someone in custody, what the jail holds and who books people into it.
This guide covers the search, the jail, who books people, state prison and common questions.
Related guides: Bath County public records, Bath County arrest records, Bath County warrants, Bath County criminal records, Bath County court records, Virginia arrest records and Virginia inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Bath County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Bath County is held at the county jail, run by the Bath County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Bath County Sheriff's Office at bathcountyva.gov/government/sheriff_s_department (page title: Sheriff's Department | Bath County, VA), phone 540-839-7221, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 4, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster, so a search for a particular person goes through the office at 540-839-7221.
The Bath County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 13 people, down from about 17 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023, the last year with a capacity figure, was 9 beds, and it ran at 127 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Bath County has about 4,100 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 32 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Bath County Jail
The Bath County Sheriff's Office makes the arrests that end in a booking in Bath County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Bath County: the Bath County State Police (state police).
The Bath County Sheriff's Office reported 31 arrests to the FBI for 2025. Those kept in custody were booked into the county jail; a person cited and released at the scene was not.
The counts, agency by agency and year by year, are in Bath County arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
The jail holds people awaiting trial and people serving short sentences. A person sentenced to prison in Bath County serves the sentence in a facility of the Virginia Department of Corrections, whose inmate locator is at vadoc.virginia.gov/family-and-friends.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Bath County?
Ask the Bath County Sheriff's Office at 540-839-7221; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at bathcountyva.gov.
How many people are in the Bath County jail?
About 13 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 9 beds.
What is the phone number for the Bath County jail?
540-839-7221, the number on the page of the Bath County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Bath County go?
To a facility of the Virginia Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at vadoc.virginia.gov/family-and-friends.
Is this the official Bath County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.