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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 Bass (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 Bass. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Bass is located in Columbia County.

To see how the shape of Florida's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Columbia County: Alachua, Baker, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Suwannee, Union, Clinch (GA) & Echols (GA).

Below are the counties that are near Bass. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bass:

  • Columbia County     (The home county of Bass)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bass, with the one closest to Bass listed first.
    • Lake City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Watertown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Watertown is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
    • Five Points
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Five Points is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • McColskey
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • McColskey is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McColskey
    • Lulu
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Fort White
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Alachua County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bass, with the one closest to Bass listed first.
    • High Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Alachua
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Burnetts Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Burnetts Lake is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnetts Lake
    • La Crosse
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Hague
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Hague is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hague
  • Baker County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bass, with the one closest to Bass listed first.
    • Olustee
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Sanderson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Bradford County
    • Brooker
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Gilchrist County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bass, with the one closest to Bass listed first.
    • Little Lake City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Little Lake City is located in Gilchrist County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Lake City
    • Bell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Bell is located in Gilchrist County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bell <1>
    • Waters Lake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Waters Lake is located in Gilchrist County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Lake
  • Hamilton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bass, with the one closest to Bass listed first.
    • White Springs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Marion
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Marion is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Lafayette County
    • Mayo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Mayo is located in Lafayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,289 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayo <1>
  • Suwannee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bass, with the one closest to Bass listed first.
    • Wellborn
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • McAlpin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • O'Brien
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Branford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Padlock
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Padlock is located in Suwannee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padlock
    • Live Oak
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Rixford
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Rixford is located in Suwannee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixford
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bass, with the one closest to Bass listed first.
    • Worthington Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake Butler
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Raiford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bass, see our County-by-County Page for Bass.

Cemeteries Near Bass ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bass.

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 Bass - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bass covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bass, with the one closest to Bass listed first.

  • Columbia Community Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Hope Henry Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Athens Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Fellowship Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Mt. Tabor AME Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Mt. Tabor Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hopeful Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Price Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (128 more) ...
    • Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Oak Lawn Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Memorial Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)

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 Bass in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bass.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Bass, with the one closest to Bass listed first.

  • Columbia
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Columbia is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
  • Lake City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Watertown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Watertown is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
  • Winfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Winfield is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
  • Wellborn
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Fort White
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Mikesville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Mikesville is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mikesville
  • Lulu
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Mount Carrie
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Carrie is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carrie
  • Suwannee Valley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Suwannee Valley is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suwannee Valley
  • O'Brien
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • White Springs
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • McAlpin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Houston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Houston is located in Suwannee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
    • Branford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bass. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bass.

Newspapers Published in Bass ...

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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bass.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bass, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bass.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Bass:

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 Bass, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bass) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.