Bassett is a census-designated place (CDP) in Henry County, Virginia, United States.

The town was founded along a rail line by the same family that later started Bassett Furniture.

Also available is the "Afro-American Marriages of Henry County, Virginia", by Harris and Millner, which would be helpful to find an ancestor dating back to the early or mid-1800s."

[7] According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.5 square miles (9.1 km2), all of it land.

"Flood of Oct. 19, 1937, reached a stage of about 22.9 ft, from information by local residents, discharge, 38,000 ft³/s, from rating curve extended above 23,000 ft³/s on basis of backwater studies and records for station at Martinsville."

Since August 1950, the water flow of the river in Bassett has been regulated by the Philpott Dam, 6.2 miles upstream.

32.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters.