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 Crossroads (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 Crossroads. 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 Bass Crossroads ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Bass Crossroads: Bass Xrds.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Bass Crossroads. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bass Crossroads.
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 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 Crossroads is located in Troup County.
To see how the shape of Georgia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Troup County: Chambers (AL), Randolph (AL), Coweta, Harris, Heard & Meriwether.
Below are the counties that are near Bass Crossroads. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bass Crossroads:
- Troup County (The home county of Bass Crossroads)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bass Crossroads, with the one closest to Bass Crossroads listed first.
- Hogansville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Louise
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Louise is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,215 people
- Asta Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Asta Village is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asta Village
- Brays Lakeview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Brays Lakeview is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brays Lakeview
- Whitfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Whitfield is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Mountville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sassafrass Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sassafrass Hills is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafrass Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 255 people
- Graysons Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Graysons Landing is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysons Landing
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,452 people
- Sunny Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sunny Point is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Point
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,303 people
- LaGrange
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rockwell Estates
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rockwell Estates is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell Estates
- West Lake Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Lake Village is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lake Village
- Vernon ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Vernon is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bass Crossroads, with the one closest to Bass Crossroads listed first.
- Bowers Ferry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bowers Ferry is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 485 people
- Lowell
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lowell is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Whitesburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Roopville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tyus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tyus is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyus
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,525 people
- Coweta County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bass Crossroads, with the one closest to Bass Crossroads listed first.
- Grantville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Smith City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Smith City is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith City
- Bexton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bexton is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexton
- Moreland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Smokey Acres
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Smokey Acres is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokey Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 56,666 people
- East Newnan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Newnan is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newnan
- Newnan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Haralson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Sargent
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Jade Lake Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jade Lake Village is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jade Lake Village
- Sharpsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Turin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Senoia
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Douglas County
- Hannah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hannah is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bass Crossroads, with the one closest to Bass Crossroads listed first.
- Foreston Place
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Foreston Place is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreston Place
- Estimated population in 2019: 20,020 people
- Hamptons Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hamptons Corner is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamptons Corner
- Estimated population in 2019: 8,073 people
- Peachtree City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tinsley Mill Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tinsley Mill Village is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinsley Mill Village
- Brooks
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Tyrone
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fayette Villa Estates
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fayette Villa Estates is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Villa Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 17,991 people
- Tyrone Acres
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tyrone Acres is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,506 people
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bass Crossroads, with the one closest to Bass Crossroads listed first.
- Chattahoochee Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Carlton Woods
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carlton Woods is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 260 people
- Palmetto
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harris County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bass Crossroads, with the one closest to Bass Crossroads listed first.
- Mountainbrook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Mountainbrook is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainbrook
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,108 people
- Pine Mountain
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Pine Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pine Lake is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake
- Pine Mountain Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Shiloh
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hamilton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mountain Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mountain Hill is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 11,554 people
- Heard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bass Crossroads, with the one closest to Bass Crossroads listed first.
- Corinth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Corinth is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Houston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Houston is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Population from the 2010 Census: 110 people
- Franklin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Glenn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- O'Neals Crossroad
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- O'Neals Crossroad is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neals Crossroad
- Centralhatchee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Centralhatchee is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralhatchee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Frolona
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Frolona is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frolona
- Roosterville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Roosterville is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosterville
- Yates Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Yates Crossroads is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 360 people
- Ephesus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ephesus is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Meriwether County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bass Crossroads, with the one closest to Bass Crossroads listed first.
- Lone Oak
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lone Oak is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Luthersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Mount
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rocky Mount is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount
- Greenville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Harris City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harris City is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris City
- Gay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Edman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Edman is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edman
- Carrolls
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Carrolls is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrolls
- Estimated population in 2019: 27,259 people
- Warm Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodbury
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Betts
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Betts is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betts
- Estimated population in 2019: 373 people
- Bullochville ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bullochville is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullochville
- Manchester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bass Crossroads, with the one closest to Bass Crossroads listed first.
- Molena
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lawrences Mill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrences Mill is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrences Mill
- Estimated population in 2019: 30,834 people
- Concord
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hilltop
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hilltop is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Talbot County
- Flint Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Flint Hill is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Upson County
- Barker Spring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Barker Spring is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Spring
- Chambers County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bass Crossroads, with the one closest to Bass Crossroads listed first.
- Evansville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Evansville is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- McCosh Mill ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- McCosh Mill is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCosh Mill
- Standing Rock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Standing Rock is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Rock
- Fredonia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fredonia is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Lanett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stroud
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Stroud is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroud
- Eady City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Eady City is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eady City
- Plant City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Plant City is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant City
- Five Points
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Five Points is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Huguley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Huguley is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguley
- River View
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- River View is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Doublehead
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Doublehead is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doublehead
- Randolph County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bass Crossroads, with the one closest to Bass Crossroads listed first.
- Rock Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Rock Mills is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Mills
- High Shoals
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- High Shoals is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
- Roanoke
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Sewell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sewell is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell
- West
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- West is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bass Crossroads, see our County-by-County Page for Bass Crossroads.
Cemeteries Near Bass Crossroads ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bass Crossroads.
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 Crossroads - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bass Crossroads covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bass Crossroads, with the one closest to Bass Crossroads listed first.
- Word Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Old Emmaus Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Myrtle Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- West View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shilolt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Louise Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Heard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Evans Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ollie Branch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Allen - Lee Memorial UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (560 more) ...
- Prospect Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Reid Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Old Providence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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 Bass Crossroads in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bass Crossroads.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bass Crossroads, with the one closest to Bass Crossroads listed first.
- Saint Marks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Saint Marks is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marks
- Whitfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Whitfield is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Lone Oak
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lone Oak is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Corinth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Corinth is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Mountville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Grantville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cooksville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cooksville is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Midway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Midway is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- LaGrange
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Luthersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Charles
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Charles is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- Owensbyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Owensbyville is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensbyville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Moreland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Troup Factory ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Troup Factory is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troup Factory
- Rocky Mount
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rocky Mount is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bass Crossroads. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bass Crossroads.
Newspapers Published in Bass Crossroads ...
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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bass Crossroads.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bass Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bass Crossroads.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Crossroads:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Troup County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Coweta County
- Douglas County
- Fayette County
- Fulton County
- Harris County
- Heard County
- Meriwether County
- Pike County
- Talbot County
- Upson County
- Chambers County
- Randolph County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
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 Bass Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Bass Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |