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 Bassetts Creek (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 Bassetts Creek. 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.
Name Variations for Bassetts Creek ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Bassetts Creek: Bassetts Crk. (or less commonly used: Bassetts Ck. or Bassetts Cr.)
- While the name of this community is Bassetts Creek, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Bassetts Creek may originally have been Bassett's Creek.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Bassetts Creek might be written as Bassett Creek.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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.
Bassetts Creek 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 Bassetts Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bassetts Creek:
- Washington County (The home county of Bassetts Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bassetts Creek, with the one closest to Bassetts Creek listed first.
- Wagarville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Prestwick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Prestwick is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestwick
- Leroy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Leroy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
- Carson
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Carson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
- Saint Stephen's
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sunflower
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sunflower is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
- Hobson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hobson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobson
- Hawthorn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hawthorn is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorn
- Bigbee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bigbee is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigbee
- McIntosh
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Seaboard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Seaboard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaboard
- Chatom
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Frankville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Frankville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankville
- Baldwin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bassetts Creek, with the one closest to Bassetts Creek listed first.
- Little River
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Blacksher
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Blacksher is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksher
- Tensaw
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tensaw is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tensaw
- Latham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Latham is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
- Choctaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bassetts Creek, with the one closest to Bassetts Creek listed first.
- Bladon Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bladon Springs is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladon Springs
- Cullomburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Cullomburg is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullomburg
- Bolinger
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bolinger is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolinger
- Silas
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Womack Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Womack Hill is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack Hill
- Aquilla
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Aquilla is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Souwilpa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Souwilpa is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Souwilpa
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bassetts Creek, with the one closest to Bassetts Creek listed first.
- Jackson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stave Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stave Creek is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stave Creek
- Rockville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rockville is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Salitpa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Salitpa is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salitpa
- Carlton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Toddtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Toddtown is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddtown
- Winn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Winn is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn
- Walker Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Alma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Alma is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Zimco
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Zimco is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimco
- Gainestown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Gainestown is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainestown
- Coffeeville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Fakit Chipunta ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Fakit Chipunta is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fakit Chipunta
- Mobile County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bassetts Creek, with the one closest to Bassetts Creek listed first.
- Calvert
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Mount Vernon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Movico
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Movico is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Movico
- Citronelle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chastang
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Chastang is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chastang
- Monroe County
- Mount Pleasant
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Greene County (MS)
- State Line
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- State Line is located in Greene County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bassetts Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Bassetts Creek.
Cemeteries Near Bassetts Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bassetts Creek.
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 Bassetts Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bassetts Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bassetts Creek, with the one closest to Bassetts Creek listed first.
- Clearwater Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Wagarville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lewis Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cortelyou Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Union - Mt. Stoney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Stoker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Leroy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Stephens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Stephens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Williams Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (232 more) ...
- Mt. Shady Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Old St. Stephens 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.<5>
While we didn't find Bassetts Creek in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bassetts Creek.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bassetts Creek, with the one closest to Bassetts Creek listed first.
- Wagar
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wagar is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagar
- Saint Stephen's
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Carson
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Carson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
- Sunflower
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sunflower is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
- Jackson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Salitpa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Salitpa is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salitpa
- Bigbee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bigbee is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigbee
- McIntosh
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Frankville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Frankville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankville
- Winn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Winn is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn
- Walker Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Alma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Alma is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Sims Chapel
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Sims Chapel is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Chapel
- Koenton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Koenton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koenton
- Fairford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Fairford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairford
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bassetts Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bassetts Creek.
Newspapers Published in Bassetts Creek ...
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 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bassetts Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bassetts Creek, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bassetts Creek.
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 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 Bassetts Creek:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baldwin County
- Choctaw County
- Clarke County
- Mobile County
- Monroe County
- Greene County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bassetts Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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 Bassetts Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |