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Welcome to Bascom ...

Bascom is located in Seneca County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bascom, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1850.

Bascom is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Bascom: 419 & 567<3>

Communities Also Named Bascom ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Bascom - they are located in Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Montana, New York and Texas.

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

Communities near Bascom ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bascom ...

Looking for more information about Bascom? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Bascom, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Bascom.

Adding Bascom to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Bascom post office opened in 1850.

We also found Bascom in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bascom.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Seneca, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bascom - 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 419 code has been Overlayed with the 567 area code. New phone numbers in the Bascom area will be assigned with one of these codes: 419 or 567. As a result, placing a call in the Bascom 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>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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