Bassett 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 Bassett Township, Saint Louis County,

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, United States located within the

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. The community is located 23 miles southeast of the city of Hoyt Lakes on Saint Louis County Highway 16. Highway 16 serves as a direct east–west route in northeast Minnesota between U.S. Highway 53 and Silver Bay. Bassett is located 34 miles northwest of the city of Two Harbors. The boundary line between Saint Louis and

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counties is near Bassett. Hall Road and Round Lake Road are both in the vicinity. The communities of Fairbanks, Toimi,

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, Brimson, Rollins, and

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are all located near Bassett. Toimi Creek and Petrel Creek both flow through the community. The town was threatened by the Camp House Fire of May 2025.

References

* Rand McNally Road Atlas – 2007 edition – Minnesota entry * Official State of Minnesota Highway Map – 2011/2012 edition Unincorporated communities in Minnesota Unincorporated communities in St. Louis County, Minnesota {{StLouisCountyMN-geo-stub