Welcome to Bassett ...

Bassett is located in Jefferson County<1>.

The location of Bassett has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Bassett is 4,770 feet [1,454 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Bassett is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Bassett lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Bassett: (208) and (986)<4>

Communities Also Named Bassett ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Bassett - they are located in Arkansas, California, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, Ohio, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bassett.

Communities near Bassett ...

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

• Idaho Falls
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaho Falls
  • Idaho Falls is located in Bonneville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,142 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Idaho Falls <5>
• Rexburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexburg
  • Rexburg is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,658 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rexburg <5>
• Ammon
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ammon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
  • Ammon is located in Bonneville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,726 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ammon <5>
• Shelley
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelley
  • Shelley is located in Bingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,652 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelley <5>
• Rigby
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rigby
  • Rigby is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rigby <5>
• Iona
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iona
  • Iona is located in Bonneville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,441 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iona <5>
• Ucon
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ucon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ucon
  • Ucon is located in Bonneville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,172 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ucon <5>
• Menan
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menan
  • Menan is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 807 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menan <5>
• Ririe
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ririe
  • Ririe is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 694 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ririe <5>
• Roberts
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roberts have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
  • Roberts is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 649 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roberts <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bassett ...

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

Adding Bassett to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bassett 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 Bassett was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

We also found Bassett mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (June 1939).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bassett.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bassett. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Jefferson County: www.co.jefferson.id.us/

The official website for State of Idaho: https://idaho.gov/