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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 Bassett Junction (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 Bassett Junction. 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 Bassett Junction ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Bassett Junction: Bassett Jct. (or less commonly used: Bassett Jctn.)

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 south 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.

Bassett Junction is located in Grant County.

To see how the shape of Washington's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Grant County: Adams, Benton, Douglas, Franklin, Kittitas, Lincoln, Okanogan & Yakima.

Below are the counties that are near Bassett Junction. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bassett Junction:

  • Grant County     (The home county of Bassett Junction)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bassett Junction, with the one closest to Bassett Junction listed first.
    • Warden
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ruff
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruff
      • Ruff is located in Grant County
    • Moses Lake
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Cascade Valley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cascade Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Valley
      • Cascade Valley is located in Grant County
    • Mae
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mae
      • Mae is located in Grant County
    • Krupp
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krupp
      • Krupp is located in Grant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
    • Marlin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlin
      • Marlin is located in Grant County
    • Wilson Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Royal City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Stratford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
      • Stratford is located in Grant County
    • Ephrata
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Lakeview
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
      • Lakeview is located in Grant County
  • Adams County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bassett Junction, with the one closest to Bassett Junction listed first.
    • Othello
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Cunningham
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Lind
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Hatton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Franklin County
    • Connell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Lincoln County
    • Odessa
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bassett Junction, see our County-by-County Page for Bassett Junction.

Newspapers Published in Bassett Junction ...

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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bassett Junction.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bassett Junction, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bassett Junction.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Bassett Junction:

Cemeteries Near Bassett Junction ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bassett Junction.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bassett Junction covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bassett Junction, with the one closest to Bassett Junction listed first.

  • Sunset Memorial Gardens
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Kappel Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • American Legion Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Schultz Memorial Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Schultz Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schultz Memorial Cemetery
  • Kansas Prairie Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kansas Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kansas Prairie Cemetery
  • Ammaus Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ammaus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ammaus Cemetery
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery
  • Hatton Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lind Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lind Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lind Cemetery
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Paradise Flats Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paradise Flats Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paradise Flats Cemetery
    • Odessa Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Odessa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Odessa Cemetery
    • Connell Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Connell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Connell Cemetery
    • Michigan Prairie Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Paha Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paha Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paha Cemetery

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.<5>

While we didn't find Bassett Junction in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bassett Junction.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Bassett Junction, with the one closest to Bassett Junction listed first.

  • Providence
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
    • Providence is located in Adams County
  • Hatton
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Lind
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Connell
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Paha ‑ Historic
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paha have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paha
    • Paha is located in Adams County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bassett Junction. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bassett Junction.

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

The official website for Grant County: www.co.grant.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/

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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 from Point A (ie- Bassett Junction) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bassett Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.0424, Longitude: -119.0892       In this case, the coordinates for Bassett Junction have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>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 Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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