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 elevation 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksburg
- Blacksburg is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44,074 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blacksburg <4>
- Christiansburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiansburg
- Christiansburg is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,399 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Christiansburg <4>
- Radford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Radford have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
- Radford is located in Radford City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,255 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Radford <4>
- Dublin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dublin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Dublin is located in Pulaski County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,578 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dublin <4>
- Floyd
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
- Floyd is located in Floyd County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Floyd <4>
- Rogers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Terrys Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrys Fork
- Terrys Fork is located in Floyd County
- Oak Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Oak Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Riner
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riner
- Riner is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riner <4>
- Poff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poff
- Poff is located in Floyd County
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 for Basham was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Basham post office opened in 1882.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Basham.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Basham. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Montgomery County: www.montva.com/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
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> | 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |