Welcome to Basco ...
Basco is located in Dane County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Basco, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.
Basco is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Basco lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Basco lies within the (608) area code.
Communities Also Named Basco ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Basco - it's located in Illinois.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Basco.
Communities near Basco ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Basco.
- Madison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Madison is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263,094 people
- Fitchburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchburg
- Fitchburg is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,866 people
- Middleton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Waunakee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north) - Verona
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Stoughton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Oregon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - McFarland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Monona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Mount Horeb
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Horeb have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Horeb
- Mount Horeb is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,563 people
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 Basco. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Basco.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Basco. 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 Basco.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Basco. See our Newspapers Page for Basco.
Adding Basco to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Basco 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 Basco was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>
From that list, the Basco post office opened in 1889.
We also found Basco in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Basco.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Basco. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Dane County: www.co.dane.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Dane, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Basco - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |