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History · Bassfield

Bassfield’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

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.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 254 to 192 (-24%). Half of its homes were built before 1968.

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

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Bassfield, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Bassfield is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Bassfield has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Stephen H. Wilkes House in Bassfield, 4.2 miles away.

Bassfield and the nearest listed places

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Stephen H. Wilkes HousePrentiss Normal and Industrial Institute Historic District1907 HouseJefferson Davis County CourthouseJohn Fielding Holloway HouseMunicipal Courtroon and Jail, Old

Closest to Bassfield

Stephen H. Wilkes HouseBassfield · Building4.2miPrentiss Normal and Industrial Institute Historic DistrictPrentiss · District9.3mi1907 HousePrentiss · Building9.5miJefferson Davis County CourthousePrentiss · Built 190710.1miJohn Fielding Holloway HousePrentiss · Building10.6mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Stephen H. Wilkes House’s page links to a real one.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

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📜 Prentiss📜 Sumrall📜 Collins📜 Seminary
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