Bassett, Arkansas

About Bassett

Set in the eastern part of Arkansas, Bassett is a tiny community, home to 117 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Bassett holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 0.24 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 488 residents per square mile.

📰 Bassett News Today

• NWS: 4 tornadoes touched down in Mississippi County, Ark. Saturday FOX13 Memphis · Jul 7
• Gwenda Lee Cissell Obituary (2026) - Lepanto, AR - Delancey Funeral Home - Lepanto Legacy obituary · May 3
• Rick Bassett Obituary - West Des Moines, IA Neptune Society · Dec 1
• OPINION | WOODY BASSETT: Calipari, Acuff, Tyson keys to Razorbacks’ thrilling season - Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette · Mar 19
• Patricia Bassett Obituary (2026) - Mountain Home, AR - Kirby & Family Funeral & Cremation Services - Mountain Home Legacy obituary · Jun 29

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Bassett Unique

• One of 5 places in the US named Bassett — but the Arkansas one has a character all its own.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.24 sq mi.
• Positioned in eastern Arkansas, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 6 miles.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Bassett

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