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 Bassville (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 Bassville. 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.
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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Bassville is located in Greene 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 Greene County: Christian, Dade, Dallas, Lawrence, Polk & Webster.
Below are the counties that are near Bassville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bassville:
- Greene County (The home county of Bassville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bassville, with the one closest to Bassville listed first.
- Fair Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Strafford
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mumford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mumford is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mumford
- Turners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Turners is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turners
- Langston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Langston is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langston
- Springfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sequiota
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sequiota is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sequiota
- Willard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Battlefield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Battlefield is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battlefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,665 people
- Brookline Station
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brookline Station is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Station
- Brookline
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brookline is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
- Bois D'Arc
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Christian County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bassville, with the one closest to Bassville listed first.
- Pembina
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Pembina is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembina
- Cassidy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cassidy is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassidy
- Fremont Hills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Fremont Hills is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 936 people
- Linden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Linden is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Ozark
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Nixa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Nixa is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,330 people
- Former name for Nixa:
- Faught
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nixa <1>
- Sparta
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Velsor ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Velsor is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velsor
- Bruner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bruner is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
- Oldfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Oldfield is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfield
- Elkhead
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Elkhead is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhead
- Republic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bassville, with the one closest to Bassville listed first.
- Charity ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Charity is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
- Buffalo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Long Lane
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Long Lane is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lane
- Windyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Windyville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windyville
- Louisburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Louisburg is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bassville, with the one closest to Bassville listed first.
- Johns Mills ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Johns Mills is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Mills
- Arden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Arden is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Laclede County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bassville, with the one closest to Bassville listed first.
- Conway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Phillipsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Pease
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pease is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pease
- Brush Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brush Creek is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Lawrence County
- Halltown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bassville, with the one closest to Bassville listed first.
- Tin Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tin Town is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tin Town
- Goodnight
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Goodnight is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodnight
- Estimated population in 2019: 18 people
- Goodnight has also been known as:
- Goodnight village
- Pleasant Hope
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brighton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Morrisville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Halfway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Halfway is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- Wishart
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wishart is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wishart
- Graydon Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Graydon Springs is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graydon Springs
- Bolivar
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Eudora
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Eudora is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
- Goodson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Goodson is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodson
- Aldrich
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Aldrich is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldrich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bassville, with the one closest to Bassville listed first.
- Conklin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Conklin is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklin
- Elkland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Elkland is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkland
- Northview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Northview is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northview
- Crown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crown is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
- Marshfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Niangua
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Niangua is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niangua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people
- Rogersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Fordland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Diggins
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Diggins is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diggins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
- Olga
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Olga is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olga
- Sarvis Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Sarvis Point is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarvis Point
- Rader
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Rader is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rader
- Wright County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bassville, with the one closest to Bassville listed first.
- Grovespring
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Odin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Odin is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bassville, see our County-by-County Page for Bassville.
Cemeteries Near Bassville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bassville.
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 Bassville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bassville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bassville, with the one closest to Bassville listed first.
- Dishman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Liberty Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the northeast of Springfield.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #245971 <3>
- Mullinax Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Willis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Caldwell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Westmoreland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Potter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bumgarner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mallard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- New Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Glover Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (293 more) ...
- Welch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Welch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Old Pleasant View Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Bassville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bassville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bassville, with the one closest to Bassville listed first.
- Fair Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Caddo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Caddo is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddo
- Hickory Barren
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hickory Barren is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Barren
- Strafford
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Conklin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Conklin is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklin
- Northview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Northview is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northview
- Elkland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Elkland is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkland
- Olive
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Olive is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Compton ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Compton is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Goodnight
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Goodnight is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodnight
- Estimated population in 2019: 18 people
- Goodnight has also been known as:
- Goodnight village
- Ebenezer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ebenezer is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Mumford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mumford is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mumford
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Redtop
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Redtop is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redtop
- Pleasant Hope
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Springfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bassville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bassville.
Newspapers Published in Bassville ...
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 123 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bassville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bassville, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bassville.
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 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 Bassville:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Greene County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Christian County
- Dallas County
- Douglas County
- Laclede County
- Lawrence County
- Polk County
- Webster County
- Wright 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bassville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Bassville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |