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 North Bassett (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 North Bassett. 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.
Name Variations for North Bassett ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for North Bassett: N. Bassett
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
North Bassett is located in Henry County.
To see how the shape of Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Henry County: Rockingham (NC), Stokes (NC), Franklin, Patrick & Pittsylvania.
Below are the counties that are near North Bassett. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to North Bassett:
- Henry County (The home county of North Bassett)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Bassett, with the one closest to North Bassett listed first.
- Bassett
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Stanleytown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Reed Creek Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Reed Creek Village is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek Village
- Oak Level
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Level is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Collinsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fieldale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Preston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Preston is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Villa Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Villa Heights is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Heights
- Horse Pasture
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Horse Pasture is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Pasture
- Chatmoss
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chatmoss is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatmoss
- Laurel Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel Park is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
- Leatherwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Leatherwood is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Carroll County
- Pike City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pike City is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Bassett, with the one closest to North Bassett listed first.
- Haycock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Haycock is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haycock
- Pizarro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pizarro is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pizarro
- Floyd
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Poff
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Poff is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poff
- Simpsons
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Simpsons is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsons
- Terrys Fork
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Terrys Fork is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrys Fork
- Sowers
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sowers is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowers
- Duncan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Duncan is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Bassett, with the one closest to North Bassett listed first.
- Henry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Prilliman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Prilliman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prilliman
- Ferrum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sydnorsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sydnorsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydnorsville
- Barfoot
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Barfoot is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfoot
- Rocky Mount
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hickman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hickman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Gogginsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
- Algoma
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Algoma is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
- Redwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Redwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Villa ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Villa is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Laprades Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Laprades Mill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laprades Mill
- Martinsville City
- Martinsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Bassett, with the one closest to North Bassett listed first.
- Pilot
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alleghany Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Alleghany Springs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany Springs
- Shawsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Patrick County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Bassett, with the one closest to North Bassett listed first.
- Dodson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dodson is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
- Stella
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stella is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Elamsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Elamsville is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamsville
- Critz
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Charity
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Charity is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
- Patrick Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nettleridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nettleridge is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleridge
- Woolwine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Stuart
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Peters Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Peters Creek is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
- Meadows of Dan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Carters Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Carters Mill is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Mill
- Pittsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Bassett, with the one closest to North Bassett listed first.
- Grady
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Grady is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Swansonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Swansonville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansonville
- Worlds
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Worlds is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worlds
- Cascade
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cascade is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Museville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Museville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Mount Cross
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Cross is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cross
- Weal
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Weal is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weal
- Roanoke County
- Bent Mountain
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Rockingham County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Bassett, with the one closest to North Bassett listed first.
- Matrimony
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Matrimony is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matrimony
- Fairview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Stoneville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Spray ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Spray is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spray
- Eden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Eden is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,867 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden <1>
- Providence
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Providence is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Shiloh
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Shiloh is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Meadow Summit
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Meadow Summit is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Summit
- Mayodan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Draper ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Draper is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
- Madison
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- College Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- College Village is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Village
- Stokes County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Bassett, with the one closest to North Bassett listed first.
- Amostown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Amostown is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amostown
- Oak Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Oak Ridge is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Sandy Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Campbell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Campbell is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Aarons Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Aarons Corner is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons Corner
- Snow Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Snow Hill is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Lawsonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lawsonville is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- Upper Sawra Town ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Upper Sawra Town is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sawra Town
- Danbury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Meadows
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Meadows is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Vade Mecum
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vade Mecum is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vade Mecum
- Pine Hall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Surry County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Bassett, with the one closest to North Bassett listed first.
- Albion
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Albion is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Mount Herman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Herman is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Herman
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to North Bassett, see our County-by-County Page for North Bassett.
Cemeteries Near North Bassett ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Bassett.
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 North Bassett - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for North Bassett covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from North Bassett, with the one closest to North Bassett listed first.
- Shady Rest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Henry Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Adkins - Stone Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gusler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Old Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wray Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Town Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bowles - Shelton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mullins - East Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dehart - Jones - Prillaman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (782 more) ...
- Lovell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Radley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Thomas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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 North Bassett in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of North Bassett.
These communities are listed based on their distance from North Bassett, with the one closest to North Bassett listed first.
- Blackberry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blackberry is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry
- Reed Creek Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Reed Creek Village is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek Village
- Oak Level
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Level is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Preston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Preston is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Figsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Figsboro is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Figsboro
- Prilliman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Prilliman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prilliman
- Dodson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dodson is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
- Stella
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stella is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Spencer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Spencer is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Horse Pasture
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Horse Pasture is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Pasture
- Sydnorsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sydnorsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydnorsville
- Endicott
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Endicott is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endicott
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Elamsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Elamsville is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamsville
- Critz
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Charity
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Charity is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around North Bassett. See our List of 1890's Communities around North Bassett.
Newspapers Published in North Bassett ...
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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Bassett.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Bassett, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for North Bassett.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 North Bassett:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Henry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Floyd County
- Franklin County
- Martinsville City
- Montgomery County
- Patrick County
- Pittsylvania County
- Roanoke County
- Rockingham County
- Stokes County
- Surry County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
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 North Bassett, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- North Bassett) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |