Welcome to Basford ...
So far, we found very little information about Basford. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Basford to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Basford, please Contact Us.
Basford would have been located within present day Burt County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Basford, you might consider that their post office opened in 1895.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Basford is 1,320 feet [402 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Basford was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Basford was located: 402 & 531<4>
Communities Also Named Basford ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Basford - it's located in British Columbia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Basford.
Communities near Basford ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Basford.
- Onawa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onawa
- Onawa is located in Monona County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,766 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onawa <5>
- Tekamah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tekamah
- Tekamah is located in Burt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,713 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tekamah <5>
- Oakland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Oakland is located in Burt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,180 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakland <5>
- Pender
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pender
- Pender is located in Thurston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,100 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pender <5>
- Sloan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sloan have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
- Sloan is located in Woodbury County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 996 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sloan <5>
- Winnebago
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnebago have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnebago
- Winnebago is located in Thurston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 924 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnebago <5>
- Walthill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walthill have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthill
- Walthill is located in Thurston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 836 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walthill <5>
- Lyons
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Lyons is located in Burt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 800 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <5>
- Whiting
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
- Whiting is located in Monona County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whiting <5>
- Bancroft
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Bancroft is located in Cuming County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bancroft <5>
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 Basford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Basford.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Basford. 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 Basford.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Basford. See our Newspapers Page for Basford.
Adding Basford to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Basford in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Basford was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Basford post office opened in 1895.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Basford.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Nebraska: https://www.nebraska.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Basford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Burt, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Basford - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 402 code has been Overlayed with the 531 area code. New phone numbers in the Basford area will be assigned with one of these codes: 402 or 531. As a result, placing a call in the Basford area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |