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Welcome to Bashi ...

Bashi is located in Clarke County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bashi, you might consider that their post office opened in 1849.

Bashi is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Bashi ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Alabama communities named Bashi: This one is located in Clarke County and the other is located in Washington County.

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

Communities near Bashi ...

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

  • Thomasville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Grove Hill
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Pine Hill
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Pine Hill is located in Wilcox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
  • Coffeeville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Sweet Water
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Sweet Water is located in Marengo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
  • Fulton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Fulton is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
  • Pennington
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Pennington is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
  • Campbell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Campbell is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
  • Dixon's Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Dixon's Mills is located in Marengo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon's Mills
  • Morvin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Morvin is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morvin

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bashi ...

Looking for more information about Bashi? 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 Bashi, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bashi.

Adding Bashi to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bashi 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 (so far) for Bashi was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Bashi post office opened in 1849. The Bashi post office closed in 1962.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bashi.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Clarke, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bashi - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/