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 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 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.
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 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 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.
Bassett is located in Kenosha County.
To see how the shape of Wisconsin's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Kenosha County: Lake (IL), McHenry (IL), Racine & Walworth.
Below are the counties that are near Bassett. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bassett:
- Kenosha County (The home county of Bassett)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bassett, with the one closest to Bassett listed first.
- Twin Lakes
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Twin Lakes is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,234 people
- Fox River
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fox River is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox River
- Powers Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Powers Lake is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Lake
- Camp Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Camp Lake is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Lake
- Slades Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Slades Corners is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slades Corners
- Paddock Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Paddock Lake is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddock Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,232 people
- Salem Lakes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Salem Lakes is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Lakes
- Former names for Salem Lakes:
- Salem
- Silver Lake
- Benet Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Benet Lake is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benet Lake
- Lake Shangrila
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lake Shangrila is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shangrila
- Bristol
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bristol is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,145 people
- Brighton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brighton is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Paris
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Paris is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Jefferson County
- Palmyra
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Palmyra is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,746 people
- Milwaukee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bassett, with the one closest to Bassett listed first.
- Union Church
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Union Church is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Church
- Saint Martins
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Saint Martins is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martins
- Franklin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,925 people
- Greendale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Greendale is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,127 people
- Hales Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hales Corners is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Corners
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,553 people
- Oak Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Creek is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,469 people
- Racine County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bassett, with the one closest to Bassett listed first.
- Bohners Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bohners Lake is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohners Lake
- Burlington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Burlington is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,898 people
- Browns Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Browns Lake is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Lake
- Eagle Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Eagle Lake is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Lake
- Rochester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rochester is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,880 people
- Union Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Union Grove is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,266 people
- Honey Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Honey Creek is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Waterford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Waterford is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,618 people
- Yorkville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Yorkville is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Wind Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Wind Lake is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wind Lake
- Caldwell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Caldwell is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
- Sturtevant
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sturtevant is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturtevant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,637 people
- Walworth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bassett, with the one closest to Bassett listed first.
- Genoa City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Genoa City is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,981 people
- Pell Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pell Lake is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pell Lake
- Lyons
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lyons is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Voree ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Voree is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voree
- Springfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Springfield is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Lake Geneva
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lake Geneva is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Geneva
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,096 people
- Spring Prairie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Prairie is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Prairie
- Como
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Como is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
- Lake Como Beach ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lake Como Beach is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Como Beach
- Zenda
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Zenda is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenda
- Lake Como
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lake Como is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Como
- Bowers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bowers is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
- Waukesha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bassett, with the one closest to Bassett listed first.
- Big Bend
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Big Bend is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,487 people
- Durham
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Durham is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Mukwonago
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Mukwonago is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mukwonago
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,107 people
- Muskego
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Muskego is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskego
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,317 people
- Eagleville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Eagleville is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
- Vernon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Vernon is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Eagle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,193 people
- Tess Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Tess Corners is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tess Corners
- North Prairie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- North Prairie is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Prairie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,236 people
- Prospect
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Prospect is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Genesee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Genesee is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee
- Genesee Depot
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Genesee Depot is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee Depot
- Boone County (IL)
- Capron
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cook County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bassett, with the one closest to Bassett listed first.
- Barrington Hills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Barrington Hills is located in Cook County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,152 people
- Barrington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Capri Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Capri Village is located in Cook County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capri Village
- Inverness
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Kane County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bassett, with the one closest to Bassett listed first.
- Carpentersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Freeman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Freeman is located in Kane County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- East Dundee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Gilberts
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- West Dundee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lake County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bassett, with the one closest to Bassett listed first.
- Channel Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Channel Lake is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Channel Lake
- Lake Catherine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Catherine is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Catherine
- Fox Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Antioch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fox Lake Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fox Lake Hills is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake Hills
- Ingleside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Villa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Villa is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Villa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,525 people
- Monaville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Monaville is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monaville
- Long Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Long Lake is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake
- Round Lake Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lindenhurst
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lindenhurst is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindenhurst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,117 people
- Lindenhurst has also been known as:
- Lindenhurst village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lindenhurst <1>
- Millburn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Millburn is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburn
- McHenry County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bassett, with the one closest to Bassett listed first.
- Spring Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Richmond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Solon Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pistakee Highlands
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pistakee Highlands is located in McHenry County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pistakee Highlands
- Ringwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sunnyside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sunnyside is located in McHenry County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Johnsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hebron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- McCullom Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- McCullom Lake is located in McHenry County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullom Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 996 people
- Wonder Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wonder Lake is located in McHenry County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonder Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,837 people
- Wonder Lake has also been known as:
- Wonder Lake village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wonder Lake <1>
- Lakemoor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Greenwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood is located in McHenry County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bassett, see our County-by-County Page for Bassett.
Cemeteries Near Bassett ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of 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 Bassett - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bassett covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bassett, with the one closest to Bassett listed first.
- St. Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Wilmot Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wheatland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Alphonsus Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- First German Presbyterian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mound Prairie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Holy Name of Jesus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- FWB Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Washington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- English Prairie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- High Street Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Salem Mound Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (272 more) ...
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hillside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Bassett had a population of 62 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bassett, with the one closest to Bassett listed first.
- Twin Lakes
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Twin Lakes is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,234 people
- Fox River
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fox River is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox River
- New Munster
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- New Munster is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Munster
- Camp Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Camp Lake is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Lake
- Slades Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Slades Corners is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slades Corners
- Richmond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Salem Lakes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Salem Lakes is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Lakes
- Former names for Salem Lakes:
- Salem
- Silver Lake
- Solon Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fox Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Grass Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Grass Lake is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Lake
- Burlington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Burlington is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,898 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Loon Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Loon Lake is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loon Lake
- Antioch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bristol
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bristol is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,145 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bassett. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bassett.
Newspapers Published in 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 85 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bassett.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bassett, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for 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 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:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Kenosha County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Jefferson County
- Milwaukee County
- Racine County
- Walworth County
- Waukesha County
- Boone County
- Cook County
- Kane County
- Lake County
- McHenry County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
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> | 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- Bassett) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |