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Welcome to Bassetts Creek ...

Bassetts Creek is located in Washington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bassetts Creek, you might consider that their post office opened in 1939.

A typical abbreviation for Bassetts Creek: Bassetts Crk. (or less commonly used: Bassetts Ck. or Bassetts Cr.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Bassetts Creek for more information about variations on the name of Bassetts Creek.

Bassetts Creek is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Bassetts Creek: 251

Communities near Bassetts Creek ...

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

  • Jackson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Chatom
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Chatom is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatom
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,168 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatom <3>
  • McIntosh
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • 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
  • 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
  • Hawthorn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Hawthorn is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorn

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bassetts Creek ...

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

Adding Bassetts Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bassetts Creek 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 Bassetts Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Bassetts Creek post office opened in 1939. The Bassetts Creek post office closed in 1946.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bassetts Creek.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bassetts Creek - 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/