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Welcome to Bascom Corner ...

Bascom Corner is located in Ohio County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Bascom Corner: Bascom Cor. (or less commonly used: Bascom Crn.)

Bascom Corner is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Bascom Corner: 812 & 930<3>

Communities near Bascom Corner ...

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

  • Florence
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Union
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Union is located in Boone County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,116 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <4>
  • Lawrenceburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Greendale
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Greendale is located in Dearborn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,339 people
  • Walton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Walton is located in Boone County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,111 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walton <4>
  • Carrollton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Aurora
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Rising Sun
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Versailles
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Milan
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)

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

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bascom Corner. 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 Bascom Corner.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bascom Corner ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Ohio, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bascom Corner - 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 812 code has been Overlayed with the 930 area code. New phone numbers in the Bascom Corner area will be assigned with one of these codes: 812 or 930. As a result, placing a call in the Bascom Corner 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.