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Welcome to Bass ...

Bass is located in Jackson County<1>.

Bass is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Bass (for example, toward Cole City (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Bass: 256 & 938<3>

Communities Also Named Bass ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Bass - they are located in Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky (2), Missouri, Montana, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Bass ...

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

  • Scottsboro
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jasper
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jasper is located in Marion County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,412 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jasper <4>
  • South Pittsburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Sewanee
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Sewanee is located in Franklin County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewanee
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,311 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sewanee <4>
  • Bridgeport
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Bridgeport is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,272 people
    • Former name for Bridgeport:
    • Jonesville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <4>
  • Stevenson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cowan
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Cowan is located in Franklin County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,668 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowan <4>
  • Kimball
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Kimball is located in Marion County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,453 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kimball <4>
  • New Hope
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • New Hope is located in Marion County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
  • Hollywood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bass ...

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

Adding Bass to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bass 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 Bass was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Southern States.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bass.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bass - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 256 code has been Overlayed with the 938 area code. New phone numbers in the Bass area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the Bass area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.