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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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 may 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)
- Bassfield is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Melba
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Melba is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melba
- Prentiss
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Vale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Oak Vale is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Vale
- 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)
- Williamsburg is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Seminary
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Collins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kola is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kola
- Arbo
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Arbo is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbo
- Sanford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sanford is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Mount Olive
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mount Olive is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
- Lux
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lux is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lux
- Hot Coffee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hot Coffee is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Coffee
- 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)
- 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)
- West Hattiesburg is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hattiesburg
- 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)
- Arm is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arm
- Silver Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tilton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Tilton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
- Grange ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Grange is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- Hooker
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hooker is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- New Hebron
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Monticello
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Rosella
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rosella is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosella
- Tryus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tryus is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryus
- Nola
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Nola is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nola
- Verna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Verna is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verna
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Bassfield, with the one closest to Old Bassfield listed first.
- Goss
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Goss is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
- Expose
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Expose is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Expose
- Columbia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pinebur
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Pinebur is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinebur
- 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)
- Jaynesville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaynesville
- Coats
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Coats is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- Shivers
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shivers is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shivers
- Magee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Westville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Westville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Sanatorium
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Sanatorium is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanatorium
- Smith County
- Mize
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Walthall County
- Sartinville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Sartinville is located in Walthall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartinville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Old Bassfield, see our County-by-County Page for 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.
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 Old Bassfield - one of the links might be able to help.
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)
- Bass - Burkett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hathorn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Speights Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- 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)
- Barners Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Speights Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Speights Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wilks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Continue List (531 more) ...
- McPhail Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Magee - Sullivan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stewart - Thompson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
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)
- Goss is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
- Oak Vale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Oak Vale is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Vale
- Williamsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsburg is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Columbia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Tilton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Tilton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
- Ora
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ora is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ora
- Silver Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Moscos
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Moscos is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscos
- Grange ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Grange is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- Jaynesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Jaynesville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaynesville
- Mount Olive
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mount Olive is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
- Hooker
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hooker is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Monticello
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Pickwick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pickwick is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwick
- Shivers
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shivers is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shivers
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.
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]<4>. 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 first turn to 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:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Jefferson Davis County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Covington County
- Forrest County
- Lamar County
- Lawrence County
- Marion County
- Simpson County
- Smith County
- Walthall County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' 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. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |