Bascom, Ohio
| Bascom, Ohio | |
|---|---|
| census-designated place | |
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Running concurrently with Ohio State Route 18, Tiffin Street bisects Bascom. | |
 Location of Bascom | |
| Coordinates: 41°07′58″N 83°17′07″W / 41.13278°N 83.28528°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Seneca |
| Elevation[1] | 774 ft (236 m) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 44809 |
| Area code(s) | 419 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1048488[1] |
Bascom is a census-designated place in western Hopewell Township, Seneca County, Ohio, United States.[2] Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 44809.[3] The community is located at the intersection of State Routes 18 and 635 east of Fostoria.
History
Bascom was laid out in 1837.[4] The community derives its name from Scott & Bascom, Ohio newspaper editors.[5] A post office called Bascom has been in operation since 1850.[6]
References
- 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bascom, Ohio
- ↑ Zip Code Lookup
- ↑ Lang, William (1880). History of Seneca County, from the Close of the Revolutionary War to July, 1880. Transcript Printing Company. p. 540.
- ↑ Baughman, Abraham J. (1911). History of Seneca County, Ohio: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People, and Its Principal Interests. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 437.
- ↑ "Seneca County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
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Coordinates: 41°07′58″N 83°17′07″W / 41.13278°N 83.28528°W
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