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History · Bass Lake

Half of Bass Lake’s homes were built after 1979

Most of Bass Lake was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1979. Below: maps from 1904 on.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Bass Lake’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 Bass Lake are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19045 editions of the USGS map, 1904 to 1994. Watch Bass Lake change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Bass Lake’s history is told.

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On the map

Bass Lake on the map, 1904 to 1994

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

Bass Lake on the 1904 USGS mapBass Lake on the 1953 USGS mapBass Lake on the 1966 USGS mapBass Lake on the 1979 USGS mapBass Lake on the 1994 USGS map1904Chardon sheet · 1:62,500

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

The story so far

Bass Lake, in brief

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

Bass Lake is a census-designated place (CDP) in Geauga County, Ohio, United States, corresponding to the unincorporated community of West Bass Lake. The area was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. As of the 2020 census, Bass Lake had a population of 530. The CDP is in the northwest part of Geauga County, in northeastern Munson Township. It is on the northwest side of Bass Lake, a natural lake on the Chagrin River, and extends up the valley side to the northwest as far as Wilson Mills Road at the top of the hill. It is 2 miles (3 km) southwest of Chardon, the Geauga county seat, and 27 miles (43 km) east of downtown Cleveland.

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

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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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Famous people

Famous people close to Bass Lake

Nobody well known was born in Bass Lake itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Tim ConwayAmerican actor and comedian · b. 1933
Lauren DavisAmerican tennis player · b. 1993
Ethan Carter IIIAmerican professional wrestler · b. 1983
Larry FoustAmerican basketball player · b. 1928
Walter WellmanAmerican explorer · b. 1858
Joseph Smith IIIEldest surviving son of Joseph Smith Jr and Pro… · b. 1832
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Chardon2 historic placesAMunson Township2 historic placesA−

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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. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.