Welcome to Bassett ...
So far, we found very little information about Bassett. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Bassett to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Bassett, please Contact Us.
Bassett would have been located within present day White Pine County<2>.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Bassett is 5,690 feet [1,734 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Bassett is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Bassett was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Bassett was located: 775
Communities Also Named Bassett ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Bassett - they are located in Arkansas, California, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Jersey, Ohio, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bassett.
Communities near Bassett ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bassett.
- Steptoe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Steptoe is located in White Pine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steptoe
- McGill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- McGill is located in White Pine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGill
- Adverse ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Adverse is located in White Pine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adverse
- Ruby Hill ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ruby Hill is located in White Pine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby Hill
- Ruby Hill has also been known as:
- Rubyville
- McGill Junction ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- McGill Junction is located in White Pine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGill Junction
- Aurum ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Aurum is located in White Pine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurum
- Baltimore Mill ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Baltimore Mill is located in White Pine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore Mill
- Calumet ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Calumet is located in White Pine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
- East Ely
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Tungstonia ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Tungstonia is located in White Pine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tungstonia
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 Bassett. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bassett.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bassett. 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 Bassett.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bassett. See our Newspapers Page for Bassett.
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 Bassett, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including White Pine, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bassett - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |