Welcome to Basswood ...

Basswood is located in Otter Tail County<1>.

The location of Basswood has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Basswood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

Basswood is 1,360 feet [415 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Basswood lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Basswood is within the boundaries of the (218) area code.

Communities Also Named Basswood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Basswood - they are located in Manitoba, Michigan and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Basswood.

Communities near Basswood ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Basswood.

• Perham
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perham
  • Perham is located in Otter Tail County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,638 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perham <4>
• Frazee
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frazee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazee
  • Frazee is located in Becker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,381 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frazee <4>
• New York Mills
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York Mills
  • New York Mills is located in Otter Tail County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,220 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New York Mills <4>
• Battle Lake
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Lake
  • Battle Lake is located in Otter Tail County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 929 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Battle Lake <4>
• Henning
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henning have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henning
  • Henning is located in Otter Tail County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henning <4>
• Ottertail
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ottertail have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottertail
  • Ottertail is located in Otter Tail County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ottertail <4>
• Underwood
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Underwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood
  • Underwood is located in Otter Tail County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Underwood <4>
• Vergas
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vergas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vergas
  • Vergas is located in Otter Tail County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vergas <4>
• Deer Creek
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
  • Deer Creek is located in Otter Tail County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 321 people
• Dent
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dent have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dent
  • Dent is located in Otter Tail County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dent <4>

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 Basswood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Basswood.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Basswood. 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 Basswood.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Basswood. See our Newspapers Page for Basswood.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Basswood ...

Looking for more information about Basswood? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Basswood, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Basswood.

Adding Basswood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Basswood 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 Basswood was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Basswood post office opened in 1901.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Basswood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Basswood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Otter Tail County: www.co.otter-tail.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/