Welcome to Baskinton ...

Baskinton is located in Franklin Parish<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Baskinton, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Baskinton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1876.

Baskinton is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Baskinton: (318)

Communities near Baskinton ...

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

• Winnsboro
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnsboro
  • Winnsboro is located in Franklin Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,462 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnsboro <5>
• Rayville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rayville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayville
  • Rayville is located in Richland Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,436 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rayville <5>
• Delhi
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delhi have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
  • Delhi is located in Richland Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,753 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delhi <5>
• Mangham
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangham
  • Mangham is located in Richland Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 627 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mangham <5>
• Gilbert
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbert have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
  • Gilbert is located in Franklin Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbert <5>
• Baskin
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baskin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baskin
  • Baskin is located in Franklin Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 240 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baskin <5>
• Archibald
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Archibald have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archibald
  • Archibald is located in Richland Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Archibald <5>
• New Light
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Light
  • New Light is located in Richland Parish
• Crowville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowville
  • Crowville is located in Franklin Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crowville <5>
• Swampers
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swampers
  • Swampers is located in Franklin Parish

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Baskinton ...

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

Adding Baskinton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Baskinton 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 Baskinton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Baskinton post office opened in 1876.

We also found Baskinton in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Baskinton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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