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Welcome to Bass Lake ...

Bass Lake is located in Starke County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bass Lake, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.

A typical abbreviation for Bass Lake: Bass Lk.

Bass Lake is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Bass Lake lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: While Bass Lake is in the Central Time Zone, the area just to the south is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Communities Also Named Bass Lake ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Bass Lake - they are located in California, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario (2) and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Bass Lake ...

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

  • Plymouth
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Knox
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Knox is located in Starke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,552 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knox <3>
  • Winamac
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Walkerton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • North Judson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Argos
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Argos is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argos
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,619 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Argos <3>
  • Culver
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Culver is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culver
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,484 people
  • Kingsford Heights
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Kingsford Heights is located in LaPorte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsford Heights
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,379 people
  • Hamlet
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Kewanna
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Kewanna is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewanna
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 598 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bass Lake ...

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

Adding Bass Lake to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bass Lake 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 (so far) for Bass Lake was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Bass Lake post office opened in 1892. The Bass Lake post office closed in 1894.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bass Lake.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Starke, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bass Lake - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/