Welcome to Bass River ...
Bass River is located on Cape Cod.
Bass River is located in Barnstable County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Bass River, you might consider that their post office opened in 1918.
A typical abbreviation for Bass River: Bass Riv.
Bass River is near sea level<2>.
Time Zone: Bass River lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Bass River: 508 & 774<3>
Communities Also Named Bass River ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Bass River - they are located in Michigan, New Brunswick, New Jersey and Nova Scotia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bass River.
Communities near Bass River ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bass River.
- Barnstable
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barnstable. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnstable
- Barnstable is located in Barnstable County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 45,193 people
- Barnstable has also been known as:
- Barnstable Village
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Barnstable
- From Bass River to Barnstable
- Barnstable Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnstable Town have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnstable Town
- Barnstable Town is located in Barnstable County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44,535 people
- Yarmouth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Yarmouth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarmouth
- Yarmouth is located in Barnstable County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,166 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Yarmouth
- From Bass River to Yarmouth
- Sandwich
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest) - Mashpee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west) - Dennis
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Harwich
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Brewster
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster
- Brewster is located in Barnstable County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,772 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Brewster
- From Bass River to Brewster
- Chatham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Orleans
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
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 River. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bass River.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bass River. 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 River.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bass River. See our Newspapers Page for Bass River.
Adding Bass River to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Bass River 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 Bass River was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Bass River post office opened in 1918.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Bass River.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bass River. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Barnstable County: www.barnstablecounty.org/
The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Barnstable, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bass River - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 508 code has been Overlayed with the 774 area code. New phone numbers in the Bass River area will be assigned with one of these codes: 508 or 774. As a result, placing a call in the Bass River area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |