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Welcome to Basham ...

Basham is located in Montgomery County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Basham, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.

Basham is 2,420 feet [738 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Basham is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Basham: 540 & 826<3>

Communities Also Named Basham ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named Basham: This one is located in Montgomery County and the other is located in Floyd County.

Beyond Virginia, there are 3 communities that are also named Basham - they are located in Alabama and Ohio.

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

Websites for Basham ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.montgomerycc.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Basham, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Basham ...

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

  • Blacksburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Christiansburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Radford
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Dublin
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Floyd
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Rogers
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Rogers is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
  • Terrys Fork
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Terrys Fork is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrys Fork
  • Oak Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Oak Grove is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Riner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Poff
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Poff is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poff

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Basham ...

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

Adding Basham to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Basham post office opened in 1882. The Basham post office closed in 1955.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Basham.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Montgomery, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Basham - 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 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Basham area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Basham 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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