Welcome to Bassett ...

Bassett is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Bassett is located in Bowie County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bassett, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Bassett is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Bassett lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Bassett: (903) and (430)<3>

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, Nevada, New Jersey, Ohio, 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.

• New Boston
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
  • New Boston is located in Bowie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,568 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Boston <4>
• Hooks
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks
  • Hooks is located in Bowie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,709 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hooks <4>
• De Kalb
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
  • De Kalb is located in Bowie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,611 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Kalb <4>
• Naples
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
  • Naples is located in Morris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
  • Former name for Naples:
  • Station Belden
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naples <4>
• Redwater
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redwater have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwater
  • Redwater is located in Bowie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,104 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redwater <4>
• Maud
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
  • Maud is located in Bowie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,063 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maud <4>
• Omaha
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Omaha have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
  • Omaha is located in Morris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 975 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Omaha <4>
• Douglassville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglassville
  • Douglassville is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Douglassville <4>
• Marietta
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marietta have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
  • Marietta is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marietta <4>
• Bryans Mill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryans Mill
  • Bryans Mill is located in Cass 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 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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bassett ...

Looking for more information about Bassett? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Bassett, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bassett.

Adding Bassett to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bassett 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 Bassett was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Bassett in the book titled .<6> From that list, the Bassett post office opened in 1882.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bassett.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/