Basnettville is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Marion County, in the
U.S. state
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of
West Virginia
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.
History
A post office called Basnettville was established in 1849, the name was changed to Basnett in 1880, and the post office closed in 1903. Basnettville most likely has the name of the local Basnett family, a member of which kept a store there. Saint Johns Cemetery, next to the church, is sometimes referred to as Basnettsville Cemetery because Samuel Basnett (1776–1852) donated the land for the cemetery.
Notable person
Suffragist
Lenna Lowe Yost was a native of Basnettville.
References
Unincorporated communities in Marion County, West Virginia
Unincorporated communities in West Virginia
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