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Welcome to Basham ...

Basham is located in Morgan County<1>.

Basham was established in 1818.

Basham is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Basham lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Basham: 256 & 938<3>

Communities Also Named Basham ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Basham - they are located in Ohio and Virginia (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Basham.

Websites for Basham ...

Junior League:   www.jlmorgancounty.com/

Communities near Basham ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Basham.

  • Decatur
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Decatur is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,381 people
    • Former names for Decatur:
    • Albany
    • New Decatur
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <4>
  • Madison
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Hartselle
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Priceville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Moulton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Trinity
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Triana
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Triana is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triana
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
  • Falkville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Somerville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Somerville is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
  • West Point
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • West Point is located in Cullman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Basham. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Basham.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Basham. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Basham.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Basham. See our Newspapers Page for Basham.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Basham ...

Looking for more information about Basham? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Basham, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Basham.

Adding Basham to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Basham in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Basham was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Basham post office opened in 1895. The Basham post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Basham.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Morgan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Basham - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 256 code has been Overlayed with the 938 area code. New phone numbers in the Basham area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the Basham area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/