Welcome to Middle Bass ...

Middle Bass is located in Ottawa County<1>.

The location of Middle Bass has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Middle Bass, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1866.

Middle Bass is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Middle Bass lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Middle Bass: (419) & (567)<4>

Communities near Middle Bass ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Middle Bass.

• Sandusky
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
  • Sandusky is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandusky <5>
• Port Clinton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Clinton
  • Port Clinton is located in Ottawa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,133 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Clinton <5>
• Marblehead
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marblehead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
  • Marblehead is located in Ottawa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 861 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marblehead <5>
• Castalia
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castalia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalia
  • Castalia is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castalia <5>
• Bay View
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
  • Bay View is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay View <5>
• Kelleys Island
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kelleys Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelleys Island
  • Kelleys Island is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kelleys Island <5>
• Violet ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Violet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet
  • Violet is located in Ottawa County
• Gypsum
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsum
  • Gypsum is located in Ottawa County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gypsum <5>
• Lacarne
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacarne
  • Lacarne is located in Ottawa County
• Locust Point
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Point
  • Locust Point is located in Ottawa County

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 Middle Bass. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Middle Bass.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Middle Bass. 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 Middle Bass.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Middle Bass. See our Newspapers Page for Middle Bass.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Middle Bass ...

Looking for more information about Middle Bass? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Middle Bass, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Middle Bass.

Adding Middle Bass to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Middle Bass in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Middle Bass was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Middle Bass post office opened in 1866.

We also found Middle Bass in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Middle Bass.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Middle Bass. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Ottawa County: www.co.ottawa.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/