Welcome to Basswood ...Basswood is located in the western region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP). Basswood is located in Iron County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Basswood, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911. Basswood is 1,590 feet [485 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Basswood lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you leave Basswood and travel east, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT). Area Code for Basswood: 906 Communities Also Named Basswood ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Basswood - they are located in Manitoba, Minnesota and Wisconsin. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Basswood. Communities near Basswood ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Basswood.
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 Basswood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Basswood. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Basswood. 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 Basswood. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Basswood. See our Newspapers Page for Basswood. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Basswood ...Looking for more information about Basswood? 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 Basswood, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Basswood. Adding Basswood to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Basswood 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 Basswood was on a map titled Map of Michigan (from Rand McNally, 1911). For more details, see References and Mentions for Basswood. Footnotes ...
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