Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Bashi (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Bashi. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Bashi is located in Washington County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Washington County: Baldwin, Choctaw, Clarke, Mobile, Greene (MS) & Wayne (MS).
Below are the counties that are near Bashi. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bashi:
- Washington County (The home county of Bashi)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bashi, with the one closest to Bashi listed first.
- Frankville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Frankville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankville
- Bigbee
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bigbee is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigbee
- Millry
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Healing Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Healing Springs is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
- Barlow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Barlow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Mehaffey ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mehaffey is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehaffey
- Copeland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Copeland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Chatom
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hobson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hobson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobson
- Saint Stephen's
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bassetts Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bassetts Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassetts Creek
- Leroy
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Leroy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
- Choctaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bashi, with the one closest to Bashi listed first.
- Bladon Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bladon Springs is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladon Springs
- Cullomburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cullomburg is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullomburg
- Bolinger
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bolinger is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolinger
- Silas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Aquilla
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Aquilla is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Souwilpa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Souwilpa is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Souwilpa
- Womack Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Womack Hill is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack Hill
- Gilbertown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Isney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Isney is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isney
- Emory
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Emory is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory
- Toxey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Toxey is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toxey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Okatuppa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Okatuppa is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okatuppa
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bashi, with the one closest to Bashi listed first.
- Fakit Chipunta ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fakit Chipunta is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fakit Chipunta
- Coffeeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Salitpa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Salitpa is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salitpa
- West Bend
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Bend is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bend
- Stave Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Stave Creek is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stave Creek
- Winn
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Winn is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn
- Toddtown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Toddtown is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddtown
- Zimco
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Zimco is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimco
- Jackson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Campbell
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Campbell is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Morvin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Morvin is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morvin
- Grove Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Marengo County
- Putnam
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Putnam is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
- Clarke County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bashi, with the one closest to Bashi listed first.
- Junction City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Junction City is located in Clarke County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Gin ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gin is located in Clarke County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gin
- Shubuta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shubuta is located in Clarke County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shubuta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Greene County (MS)
- State Line
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- State Line is located in Greene County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
- Wayne County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bashi, with the one closest to Bashi listed first.
- Robinsons Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Robinsons Junction is located in Wayne County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Junction
- Chicora
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Chicora is located in Wayne County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicora
- Matherville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Matherville is located in Wayne County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherville
- Waynesboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Clara
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Clara is located in Wayne County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bashi, see our County-by-County Page for Bashi.
Cemeteries Near Bashi ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bashi.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Bashi - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bashi covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bashi, with the one closest to Bashi listed first.
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Chalk Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Browns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Friendship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Millry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Smiths Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Three Forks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Grenade Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Floyd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Reeds Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (256 more) ...
- Mt. Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Frankville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bladon Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
While we didn't find Bashi in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bashi.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bashi, with the one closest to Bashi listed first.
- Koenton
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Koenton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koenton
- Rescueville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rescueville is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rescueville
- Millry
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bigbee
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bigbee is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigbee
- Frankville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Frankville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankville
- Healing Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Healing Springs is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
- Silas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Coffeeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Aquilla
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Aquilla is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Salitpa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Salitpa is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salitpa
- Souwilpa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Souwilpa is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Souwilpa
- West Bend
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Bend is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bend
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Saint Stephen's
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Womack Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Womack Hill is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack Hill
- Isney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Isney is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isney
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bashi. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bashi.
Newspapers Published in Bashi ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 5 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bashi.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bashi, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bashi.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Bashi:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Choctaw County
- Clarke County
- Marengo County
- Clarke County
- Greene County
- Wayne County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bashi, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bashi) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |