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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Jackson is located in Clarke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,582 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <3>
- Chatom
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatom
- Chatom is located in Washington County
- 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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McIntosh have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh
- McIntosh is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McIntosh <3>
- Leroy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
- Leroy is located in Washington County
- Carson
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Saint Stephen's
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Stephen's
- Saint Stephen's is located in Washington County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Stephen's <3>
- Sunflower
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
- Sunflower is located in Washington County
- Hobson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobson
- Hobson is located in Washington County
- Stave Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stave Creek
- Stave Creek is located in Clarke County
- Hawthorn
(9 miles [14.5 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 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 for Bassetts Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Bassetts Creek post office opened in 1939.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Bassetts Creek.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bassetts Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Washington County: www.washingtoncountyalgov.com
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |