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History · Bassfield

Bassfield’s post office opened in 1895, and 13% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1953 on and the census since 1910.

1895first post office
0on the National Register
13%homes built before 1940
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Quick answers

How Bassfield began

When was Bassfield founded?

1895

The Bassfield post office opened in 1895, the earliest record of the town by name.

First census: 344 in 19102020 census: 192131 years
Founding year: the first Bassfield post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Bassfield’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Bassfield are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Bassfield’s history is told.

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The story so far

Bassfield, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Bassfield yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Bassfield is a town in Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 192 at the 2020 census, down from 254 at the 2010 census.

Its first post office opened in 1895. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 254 to 192 (-24%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Bassfield on the map, 1953 to 1984

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Bassfield. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Bassfield on the 1953 USGS mapBassfield on the 1974 USGS mapBassfield on the 1984 USGS map1953Hattiesburg sheet · 1:250,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Bassfield.

People over time

Bassfield, census by census

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Between 192 and 354 people in every census since 1910.

12 censuses, 1910–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Bassfield’s Wikipedia page.

Places that used to be

Old corners

Bassfield’s post office has been open since 1895.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Old Bassfield

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Bassfield’s history

What year was Bassfield founded?

The Bassfield post office opened in 1895, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.