Welcome to Bassett ...

Bassett is located in Kenosha County<1>.

The location of Bassett has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bassett, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1869.

Bassett is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Bassett is located in the (262) area code.

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, Texas and Virginia.

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.

• Gurnee
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurnee
  • Gurnee is located in Lake County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,168 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gurnee <4>
• McHenry
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McHenry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
  • McHenry is located in McHenry County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,100 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McHenry <4>
• Round Lake Beach
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Lake Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake Beach
  • Round Lake Beach is located in Lake County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,919 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Round Lake Beach <4>
• Woodstock
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
  • Woodstock is located in McHenry County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,097 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodstock <4>
• Pleasant Prairie
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Prairie
  • Pleasant Prairie is located in Kenosha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,373 people
• Grayslake
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grayslake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayslake
  • Grayslake is located in Lake County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,584 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grayslake <4>
• Round Lake
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake
  • Round Lake is located in Lake County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,982 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Round Lake <4>
• Salem Lakes
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Lakes
  • Salem Lakes is located in Kenosha County
  • Former names for Salem Lakes:
  • Salem
  • Silver Lake
• Antioch
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Antioch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
  • Antioch is located in Lake County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,174 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Antioch <4>
• Lindenhurst
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lindenhurst have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindenhurst
  • Lindenhurst is located in Lake County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,117 people
  • Lindenhurst has also been known as:
  • Lindenhurst village
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lindenhurst <4>

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 in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Bassett post office opened in 1869.

We also found Bassett in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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 Kenosha County: www.co.kenosha.wi.us/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/