Welcome to Bass River ...
Bass River is located on Cape Cod.
Bass River is located in Barnstable County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Bass River, you might consider that their post office opened in 1918.
A typical abbreviation for Bass River: Bass Riv.
Bass River is near sea level<2>.
Time Zone: Bass River lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Bass River ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Bass River - they are located in Michigan, New Brunswick, New Jersey and Nova Scotia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bass River.
Communities near Bass River ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bass River.
- Barnstable
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnstable have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnstable
- Barnstable is located in Barnstable County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 45,193 people
- Barnstable has also been known as:
- Barnstable Village
- Barnstable Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnstable Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnstable Town
- Barnstable Town is located in Barnstable County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44,535 people
- Yarmouth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Sandwich
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest) - Mashpee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west) - Dennis
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Harwich
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Brewster
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster
- Brewster is located in Barnstable County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,772 people
- Chatham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Orleans
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Bass River. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bass River.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bass River. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bass River.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bass River. See our Newspapers Page for Bass River.
Adding Bass River to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Bass River in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Bass River was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Bass River post office opened in 1918.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Bass River.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bass River. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Barnstable County: www.barnstablecounty.org/
The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Barnstable, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bass River - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |