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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 Bassville Park (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 Bassville Park. 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 hospitals and 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.

Bassville Park is located in Lake 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 Lake County: Marion, Orange, Osceola, Polk, Seminole, Sumter & Volusia.

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

  • Lake County     (The home county of Bassville Park)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bassville Park, with the one closest to Bassville Park listed first.
    • Mid Florida Lakes
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Mid Florida Lakes is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid Florida Lakes
    • Silver Lake
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Silver Lake is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
    • Lisbon
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Lisbon is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
    • Orange Bend
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Orange Bend is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Bend
    • Grand Island
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Tavares
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Sunnyside
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Sunnyside is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
    • Eustis
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Oakland Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Oakland Park is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Park
    • Mount Dora
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Yalaha
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Leesburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bassville Park, with the one closest to Bassville Park listed first.
    • Weirsdale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Eastlake Weir
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Ocklawaha
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Candler
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Summerfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Electra
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Electra is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electra
    • Belleview
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Silver Springs Shores
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Danks Corner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Lynne
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Lynne is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynne
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bassville Park, with the one closest to Bassville Park listed first.
    • Tangerine
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Zellwood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Plymouth
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Apopka
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • South Apopka
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • South Apopka is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Apopka
    • Paradise Heights
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Paradise Heights is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Heights
    • Killarney
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Crown Point
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Crown Point is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Point
    • Oakland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Tildenville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Tildenville is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tildenville
    • Winter Garden
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Clarcona
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Seminole County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bassville Park, with the one closest to Bassville Park listed first.
    • Wekiwa Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Wekiwa Springs is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wekiwa Springs
    • Forest City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Forest City is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
    • Heathrow
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Sanlando Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Sanlando Springs is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanlando Springs
    • Lake Monroe
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Altamonte Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake Mary
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Longwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Fern Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Casselberry
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Winter Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Sanford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Sumter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bassville Park, with the one closest to Bassville Park listed first.
    • The Villages
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Villages is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Villages
    • Orange Home
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Orange Home is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Home
    • Adamsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Adamsville is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
    • Wildwood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Oxford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Coleman
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Center Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Sumterville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Mabel
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Mabel is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
    • Lake Panasoffkee
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Webster
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Bushnell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Volusia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bassville Park, with the one closest to Bassville Park listed first.
    • Fort Florida
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Fort Florida is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Florida
    • De Bary
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Valdez
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Valdez is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valdez
    • Volusia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Volusia is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volusia
    • Orange City Hills
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Orange City Hills is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange City Hills
    • Beresford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Beresford is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beresford
    • Highland Park ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Highland Park is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
    • Orange City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • West De Land
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • West De Land is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West De Land
    • De Land Southwest
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • De Land Southwest is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Land Southwest
    • De Land
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Emporia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Emporia is located in Volusia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporia

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

Cemeteries Near Bassville Park ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bassville Park.

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 Bassville Park - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Lane Park Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Tavares Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Grand Island Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Marsh Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lakeside Memory Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Yalaha Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Pine Forest Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Umatilla Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Evergreen Memorial Gardens Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Lone Oak Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Hillcrest Memorial Gardens
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (103 more) ...
    • Shiloh Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Oakridge Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Taylor Memorial Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)

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.<3>

While we didn't find Bassville Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bassville Park.

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

  • Lisbon
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Lisbon is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
  • Orange Bend
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Orange Bend is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Bend
  • Tavares
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Grand Island
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Eldorado
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Eldorado is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
  • Lane Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Lane Park is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Park
  • Fort Mason
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Fort Mason is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Mason
  • Ellsworth Junction
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ellsworth Junction is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth Junction
  • Eustis
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Leesburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Yalaha
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Mount Dora
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Umatilla
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Fruitland Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Astatula
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Bassville Park ...

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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bassville Park.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bassville Park, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bassville Park.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Bassville Park:

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>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.
<3>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 Bassville Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bassville Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.