Welcome to Basinger ...

Basinger is located in Okeechobee County<1>.

The location of Basinger has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Basinger, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1941.

Basinger is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Basinger lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Basinger: (863)

Communities near Basinger ...

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

• Okeechobee
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okeechobee
  • Okeechobee is located in Okeechobee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,662 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Okeechobee <4>
• Lorida
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorida
  • Lorida is located in Highlands County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lorida <4>
• Cypress Quarters
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypress Quarters have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Quarters
  • Cypress Quarters is located in Okeechobee County
• Taylor Creek
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Creek
  • Taylor Creek is located in Okeechobee County
• Buckhead Ridge
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhead Ridge
  • Buckhead Ridge is located in Glades County
• Sylvan Shores
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sylvan Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan Shores
  • Sylvan Shores is located in Highlands County
• Lake Placid
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Placid
  • Lake Placid is located in Highlands County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,496 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Placid <4>
• Yeehaw Junction
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeehaw Junction
  • Yeehaw Junction is located in Osceola County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yeehaw Junction <4>
• De Soto City
  (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Soto City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto City
  • De Soto City is located in Highlands County
• Archbold
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archbold
  • Archbold is located in Highlands County

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 Basinger. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Basinger.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Basinger ...

Looking for more information about Basinger? 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 Basinger, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Basinger.

Adding Basinger to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Basinger 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 for Basinger was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Basinger post office opened in 1941.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Basinger.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Basinger. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Okeechobee County: www.co.okeechobee.fl.us/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/