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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Old Bassfield. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Old Bassfield to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Old Bassfield, please Contact Us.

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 Old Bassfield (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 Old Bassfield. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Old Bassfield is historic, it would have been located within present day Jefferson Davis County.

To see how the shape of Mississippi's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jefferson Davis County: Covington, Lamar, Lawrence, Marion & Simpson.

Below are the counties that are near Old Bassfield. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Old Bassfield:

  • Jefferson Davis County     (The home county of Old Bassfield)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Bassfield, with the one closest to Old Bassfield listed first.
    • Bassfield
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bassfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassfield
      • Bassfield is located in Jefferson Davis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
    • Prentiss
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentiss
      • Prentiss is located in Jefferson Davis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prentiss <3>
    • Oak Vale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Vale
      • Oak Vale is located in Jefferson Davis County
  • Covington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Bassfield, with the one closest to Old Bassfield listed first.
    • Williamsburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
      • Williamsburg is located in Covington County
    • Seminary
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seminary have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary
      • Seminary is located in Covington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seminary <3>
    • Collins
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
      • Collins is located in Covington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,417 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collins <3>
    • Kola
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kola
      • Kola is located in Covington County
    • Arbo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arbo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbo
      • Arbo is located in Covington County
    • Mount Olive
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Olive have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
      • Mount Olive is located in Covington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
    • Lux
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lux
      • Lux is located in Covington County
    • Hot Coffee
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Coffee
      • Hot Coffee is located in Covington County
  • Forrest County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Bassfield, with the one closest to Old Bassfield listed first.
    • Hattiesburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Petal
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petal
      • Petal is located in Forrest County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,692 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petal <3>
  • Lamar County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Bassfield, with the one closest to Old Bassfield listed first.
    • Sumrall
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • West Hattiesburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Hattiesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hattiesburg
      • West Hattiesburg is located in Lamar County
  • Lawrence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Bassfield, with the one closest to Old Bassfield listed first.
    • Arm
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arm
      • Arm is located in Lawrence County
    • Silver Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
      • Silver Creek is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Creek <3>
    • Grange ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grange. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
      • Grange is located in Lawrence County
    • Hooker
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hooker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
      • Hooker is located in Lawrence County
    • Monticello
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
      • Monticello is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,447 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <3>
    • New Hebron
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Hebron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hebron
      • New Hebron is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Hebron <3>
    • Rosella
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosella
      • Rosella is located in Lawrence County
    • Tryus
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tryus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryus
      • Tryus is located in Lawrence County
    • Nola
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nola
      • Nola is located in Lawrence County
    • Verna
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Verna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verna
      • Verna is located in Lawrence County
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Bassfield, with the one closest to Old Bassfield listed first.
    • Expose
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Expose have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Expose
      • Expose is located in Marion County
    • Columbia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Pinebur
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinebur
      • Pinebur is located in Marion County
    • Kokomo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Simpson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Bassfield, with the one closest to Old Bassfield listed first.
    • Jaynesville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jaynesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaynesville
      • Jaynesville is located in Simpson County
    • Coats
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
      • Coats is located in Simpson County
    • Shivers
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shivers
      • Shivers is located in Simpson County
    • Magee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee
      • Magee is located in Simpson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,094 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Magee <3>
    • Westville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
      • Westville is located in Simpson County
    • Sanatorium
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanatorium
      • Sanatorium is located in Simpson County
  • Smith County
    • Mize
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mize have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize
      • Mize is located in Smith County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mize <3>
  • Walthall County
    • Sartinville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartinville
      • Sartinville is located in Walthall County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Old Bassfield, see our County-by-County Page for Old Bassfield.

Newspapers Published in Old Bassfield ...

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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Old Bassfield.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Old Bassfield, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Old Bassfield.

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 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 Old Bassfield:

Cemeteries Near Old Bassfield ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Old Bassfield.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Old Bassfield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Old Bassfield, with the one closest to Old Bassfield listed first.

  • Old Bassfield Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Bass Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bass Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bass Cemetery
  • Bass - Burkett Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bass - Burkett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bass - Burkett Cemetery
  • Hathorn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hathorn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hathorn Cemetery
  • Speights Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Speights Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Speights Cemetery
  • Wheeler Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Bassfield City Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Carter Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carter Cemetery
  • Barners Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barners Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barners Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57846 <6>
  • Speights Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Speights Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Speights Cemetery
  • Speights Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Speights Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Speights Cemetery
  • Wilks Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilks Cemetery
  • Continue List   (528 more) ...
    • McPhail Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McPhail Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McPhail Cemetery
    • Magee - Sullivan Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Magee - Sullivan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Magee - Sullivan Cemetery
    • Stewart - Thompson Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stewart - Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stewart - Thompson Cemetery

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.

While we didn't find Old Bassfield in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Old Bassfield.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Old Bassfield, with the one closest to Old Bassfield listed first.

  • Goss
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goss have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
    • Goss is located in Marion County
  • Oak Vale
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Vale
    • Oak Vale is located in Jefferson Davis County
  • Williamsburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
    • Williamsburg is located in Covington County
  • Columbia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Tilton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tilton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
    • Tilton is located in Lawrence County
  • Ora
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ora
    • Ora is located in Covington County
  • Silver Creek
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
    • Silver Creek is located in Lawrence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Creek <3>
  • Moscos
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moscos have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscos
    • Moscos is located in Covington County
  • Grange ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grange. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
    • Grange is located in Lawrence County
  • Jaynesville
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jaynesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaynesville
    • Jaynesville is located in Simpson County
  • Mount Olive
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Olive have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
    • Mount Olive is located in Covington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
  • Hooker
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hooker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
    • Hooker is located in Lawrence County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Monticello
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
      • Monticello is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,447 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <3>
    • Pickwick
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pickwick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwick
      • Pickwick is located in Marion County
    • Shivers
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shivers
      • Shivers is located in Simpson County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Old Bassfield. See our List of 1890's Communities around Old Bassfield.

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Old Bassfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Old Bassfield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Old Bassfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.4779, Longitude: -89.7584       In this case, the coordinates for Old Bassfield have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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.




 

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