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 Bassinger 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 Bassinger 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 Bassinger 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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Bassinger Corner: Bassinger Cor. (or less commonly used: Bassinger Crn.)
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 west contained birth and death records; the county to the north 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.
Bassinger Corner is located in Audrain County.
To see how the shape of Missouri's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Audrain County: Boone, Callaway, Monroe, Montgomery, Pike, Ralls & Randolph.
Below are the counties that are near Bassinger Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bassinger Corner:
- Audrain County (The home county of Bassinger Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bassinger Corner, with the one closest to Bassinger Corner listed first.
- Laddonia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Farber
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Farber is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farber
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Rush Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rush Hill is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Vandalia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Benton City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Benton City is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Martinsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Vandiver
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Vandiver is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandiver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Mexico
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Thompson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Thompson is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Saling ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Saling is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saling
- Tulip
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Tulip is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
- Boone County
- Centralia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Callaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bassinger Corner, with the one closest to Bassinger Corner listed first.
- Auxvasse
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hatton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hatton is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Kingdom City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bassinger Corner, with the one closest to Bassinger Corner listed first.
- Louisville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Louisville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Olney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Olney is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
- Corso
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Corso is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corso
- Truxton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Truxton is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Marion County
- Oakwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bassinger Corner, with the one closest to Bassinger Corner listed first.
- Santa Fe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Santa Fe is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
- Florida
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stoutsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Goss
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Goss is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
- Paris
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Monroe City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- North Fork
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Fork is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork
- Holliday
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Holliday is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bassinger Corner, with the one closest to Bassinger Corner listed first.
- Wellsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Middletown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Middletown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Gamma
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gamma is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamma
- Montgomery City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bellflower
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bellflower is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellflower
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Danville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- New Florence
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bassinger Corner, with the one closest to Bassinger Corner listed first.
- New Harmony
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- New Harmony is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony
- Curryville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Curryville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Ashley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Ashley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley
- Frankford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bowling Green
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Tarrants
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Tarrants is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrants
- Population from the 2010 Census: 22 people
- Cyrene
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cyrene is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyrene
- Ralls County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bassinger Corner, with the one closest to Bassinger Corner listed first.
- Perry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Greenlawn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Greenlawn is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn
- Madisonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Madisonville is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonville
- Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Shaver Ford ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Shaver Ford is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Ford
- The Landing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- The Landing is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Landing
- New London
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rensselaer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Rensselaer is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rensselaer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Shelby County
- Hunnewell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hunnewell is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunnewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bassinger Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Bassinger Corner.
Cemeteries Near Bassinger Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bassinger 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 Bassinger Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bassinger Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bassinger Corner, with the one closest to Bassinger Corner listed first.
- Farber Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Corinth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Unity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Evergreen Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- New Providence Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Vandalia Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Vandalia Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Muldrow Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lick Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Edwards Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bean Creek Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (198 more) ...
- Fike Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Eubank Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Payne Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Bassinger Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bassinger Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bassinger Corner, with the one closest to Bassinger Corner listed first.
- Laddonia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Farber
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Farber is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farber
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Hutchison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hutchison is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchison
- Worcester ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Worcester is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worcester
- Rush Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rush Hill is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Vandalia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- West Hartford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- West Hartford is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hartford
- Perry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Benton City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Benton City is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Santa Fe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Santa Fe is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
- Molino
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Molino is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Greenlawn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Greenlawn is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mexico
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wellsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Gazette
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Gazette is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gazette
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bassinger Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bassinger Corner.
Newspapers Published in Bassinger 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 103 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bassinger Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bassinger Corner, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bassinger Corner.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites 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 Bassinger Corner:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Audrain County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Callaway County
- Lincoln County
- Marion County
- Monroe County
- Montgomery County
- Pike County
- Ralls County
- Shelby County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 Bassinger Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bassinger Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |