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 Bass Bay (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 Bass Bay. 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 doctors 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.
Bass Bay is located in Benton County.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Benton County: Carroll, Decatur, Henry, Houston, Humphreys & Stewart.
Below are the counties that are near Bass Bay. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bass Bay:
- Benton County (The home county of Bass Bay)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bass Bay, with the one closest to Bass Bay listed first.
- Faxon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Faxon is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon
- Big Sandy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brevards Ferry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Brevards Ferry is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevards Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 40,982 people
- Camden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Point is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
- Wildlife Cove Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Crossroads is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,728 people
- Coxburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Coxburg is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
- Chaseville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Chaseville is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseville
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bass Bay, with the one closest to Bass Bay listed first.
- Bruceton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hollow Rock
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Buena Vista
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Dickson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bass Bay, with the one closest to Bass Bay listed first.
- Slayden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Slayden is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Tennessee City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tennessee City is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee City
- Vanleer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bass Bay, with the one closest to Bass Bay listed first.
- Springville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Manleyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Manleyville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manleyville
- Mount Vista ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Vista is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vista
- Oak Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,703 people
- Oakland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Spring Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Spring Creek is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,009 people
- India
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- India is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India
- Paris
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Conyersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Conyersville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conyersville
- Mandels ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mandels is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandels
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,349 people
- Puryear
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Puryear is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puryear
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Haglerville ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Haglerville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haglerville
- Whitlock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Whitlock is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitlock
- Houston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bass Bay, with the one closest to Bass Bay listed first.
- McKinnon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- McKinnon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon
- Magnolia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Magnolia is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Tennessee Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Brownsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Brownsville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Estimated population in 2014: 9,974 people
- Erin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Omega ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Omega is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Humphreys County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bass Bay, with the one closest to Bass Bay listed first.
- Halls Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Halls Creek is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Creek
- Trinity
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Trinity is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Estimated population in 2014: 625 people
- Pigeon Roost
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pigeon Roost is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Roost
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,132 people
- Waverly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Johnsonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Plant
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Plant is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant
- Hustburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hustburg is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustburg
- McEwen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bakerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bakerville is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerville
- Hurricane Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bethpage
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bethpage is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethpage
- Population from the 2010 Census: 288 people
- Buffalo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Buffalo is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bass Bay, with the one closest to Bass Bay listed first.
- Oakwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Oakridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Oakridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakridge
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,303 people
- Dotsonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dotsonville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotsonville
- Stewart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bass Bay, with the one closest to Bass Bay listed first.
- Dover
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dover is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
- Former name for Dover:
- Monroe
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <1>
- Cumberland City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Mound
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Throckmorton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Throckmorton is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throckmorton
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,692 people
- Bumpus Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Snider
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Snider is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider
- Legate
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Legate is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legate
- Parker Town ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Parker Town is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Town
- Calloway County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bass Bay, with the one closest to Bass Bay listed first.
- New Concord
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Providence
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Providence is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Hazel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Murray
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Murray is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,437 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murray <1>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bass Bay, see our County-by-County Page for Bass Bay.
Cemeteries Near Bass Bay ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bass Bay.
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 Bass Bay - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bass Bay covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bass Bay, with the one closest to Bass Bay listed first.
- Crooked Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Irish Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Wilson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lindsey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Wynn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Andrews Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sykes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mathis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rushing Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Keel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Day Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cane Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (1080 more) ...
- Grafried Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Stockdate Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Bass Bay in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bass Bay.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bass Bay, with the one closest to Bass Bay listed first.
- Faxon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Faxon is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon
- Danville ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Danville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- McKinnon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- McKinnon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon
- Stribling ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Stribling is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stribling
- Big Sandy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Magnolia is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Stewart
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Clydeton ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Clydeton is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clydeton
- Pace ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pace is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pace
- Springville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Elkhorn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Elkhorn is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
- Manleyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Manleyville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manleyville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Tennessee Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Vista ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Vista is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vista
- Woolworth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Woolworth is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolworth
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bass Bay. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bass Bay.
Newspapers Published in Bass Bay ...
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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bass Bay.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bass Bay, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bass Bay.
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 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 Bass Bay:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Benton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Dickson County
- Henry County
- Houston County
- Humphreys County
- Montgomery County
- Stewart County
- Calloway County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
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> | 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 Bass Bay, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Bass Bay) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |