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 Bassets Corner (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 Bassets Corner. 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 Bassets Corner ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Bassets Corner: Bassets Cor. (or less commonly used: Bassets Crn.)
- While the name of this community is Bassets Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Bassets Corner may originally have been Basset's Corner.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Bassets Corner might be written as Basset Corner.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Bassets Corner is located in Worcester County.
To see how the shape of Massachusetts' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Worcester County: Tolland (CT), Windham (CT), Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Norfolk, Cheshire (NH), Hillsborough (NH) & Providence (RI).
Below are the counties that are near Bassets Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bassets Corner:
- Worcester County (The home county of Bassets Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bassets Corner, with the one closest to Bassets Corner listed first.
- Petersham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Petersham is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,237 people
- Mill Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Goulding Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Goulding Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goulding Village
- Phillipston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Phillipston is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,739 people
- Barre
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Barre is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barre
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,574 people
- Heald Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Heald Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heald Village
- Brooks Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Brooks Village is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Village
- Templeton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Templeton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,134 people
- Hubbardston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hubbardston is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,811 people
- South Barre
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- South Barre is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Barre
- East Templeton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Templeton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Templeton
- Barre Plains
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Barre Plains is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barre Plains
- Dana ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dana is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bassets Corner, with the one closest to Bassets Corner listed first.
- Millington ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Millington is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millington
- New Salem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- New Salem is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,034 people
- Orange
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Orange is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,581 people
- Morse Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Morse Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse Village
- North Orange
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Orange is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orange
- Tully
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tully is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tully
- Cooleyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cooleyville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooleyville
- Wendell Depot
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wendell Depot is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendell Depot
- Smiths ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Smiths is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths
- Shutesbury
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Shutesbury is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shutesbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,753 people
- Wendell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Wendell is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 881 people
- Erving
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Erving is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erving
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,749 people
- Locks Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Locks Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locks Village
- Hampden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bassets Corner, with the one closest to Bassets Corner listed first.
- West Brimfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- West Brimfield is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brimfield
- Thorndike
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Thorndike is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorndike
- Three Rivers
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Three Rivers is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rivers
- Tenneyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Tenneyville is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenneyville
- Palmer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Palmer is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,174 people
- Brimfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Brimfield is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,679 people
- Ludlow City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ludlow City is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow City
- Monson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Monson is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,750 people
- North Wilbraham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Wilbraham is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wilbraham
- Holland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Holland is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,469 people
- Wales
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Wales is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,862 people
- Ludlow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ludlow is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,101 people
- Indian Orchard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Orchard is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Orchard
- Hampshire County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bassets Corner, with the one closest to Bassets Corner listed first.
- Enfield ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Enfield is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Pelham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pelham is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
- Ware
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ware is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,897 people
- Belchertown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Belchertown is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belchertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,103 people
- West Pelham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- West Pelham is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pelham
- East Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- East Village is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Bondsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bondsville is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bondsville
- South Amherst
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- South Amherst is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Amherst
- Amherst Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Amherst Center is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst Center
- Amherst
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Amherst is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,643 people
- North Amherst
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- North Amherst is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Amherst
- North Hadley
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- North Hadley is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hadley
- Granby
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Granby is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,262 people
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bassets Corner, with the one closest to Bassets Corner listed first.
- Ashby
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ashby is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,204 people
- South Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- South Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Village
- Old City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Old City is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City
- West Townsend
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- West Townsend is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Townsend
- Shaker Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Shaker Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Shirley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Shirley is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,554 people
- Townsend
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Townsend is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,448 people
- Devens
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Devens is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devens
- West Groton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- West Groton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Groton
- Townsend Harbor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Townsend Harbor is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend Harbor
- Ayer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ayer is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,211 people
- Groton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Groton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,256 people
- Hudson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hudson is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,732 people
- Cheshire County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bassets Corner, with the one closest to Bassets Corner listed first.
- Fitzwilliam Depot
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Fitzwilliam Depot is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzwilliam Depot
- Rindge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Fitzwilliam
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Richmond
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- West Rindge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- West Rindge is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rindge
- Jaffrey
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Winchester
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Troy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Troy is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,117 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <2>
- Ashuelot
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Swanzey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- East Swanzey is located in Cheshire County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Swanzey
- Hinsdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Swanzey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- West Swanzey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hillsborough County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bassets Corner, with the one closest to Bassets Corner listed first.
- New Ipswich
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Greenville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mason
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mason is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,433 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <2>
- Sharon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sharon is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
- Temple
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Temple is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,434 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Temple <2>
- Peterborough
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- West Peterborough
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- West Peterborough is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peterborough
- Brookline
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Wilton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Wilton is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wilton
- North Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- North Village is located in Hillsborough County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village
- Windham County (VT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bassets Corner, with the one closest to Bassets Corner listed first.
- South Vernon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- South Vernon is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vernon
- Vernon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vernon is located in Windham County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,190 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bassets Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Bassets Corner.
Cemeteries Near Bassets Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bassets Corner.
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 Bassets Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bassets Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bassets Corner, with the one closest to Bassets Corner listed first.
- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ledgeville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- East Street Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Coolidge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lincoln Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- South Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Nichewaug Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jenkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Buckminster Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Glen Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Phillipston Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (420 more) ...
- West Street Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Miles Holden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<6>
While we didn't find Bassets Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bassets Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bassets Corner, with the one closest to Bassets Corner listed first.
- Williamsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Williamsville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
- Petersham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Petersham is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,237 people
- Nichewaug ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Nichewaug is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichewaug
- Barre
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Barre is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barre
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,574 people
- Phillipston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Phillipston is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,739 people
- Templeton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Templeton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,134 people
- Hubbardston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hubbardston is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,811 people
- North Dana ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- North Dana is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dana
- Dana ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dana is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Barre Plains
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Barre Plains is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barre Plains
- Smithville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Smithville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
- Coldbrook Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Coldbrook Springs is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldbrook Springs
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hubbardston Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hubbardston Station is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardston Station
- East Templeton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Templeton is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Templeton
- South Athol
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- South Athol is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Athol
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bassets Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bassets Corner.
Newspapers Published in Bassets Corner ...
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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bassets Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bassets Corner, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bassets Corner.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Bassets Corner:
- Websites specific to Massachusetts
- Pages specific to Worcester County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Hampden County
- Hampshire County
- Middlesex County
- Cheshire County
- Hillsborough County
- Windham County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Massachusetts
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bassets Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MACRIS (for the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System). More information about the MHC and MACRIS can be found on their website: mhc-macris.net.
When visiting the MACRIS website, you might encounter their page requiring the 'Acceptance of Terms'. With your acceptance, you'll be transfered to the desired page.
|
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Bassets Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |