Bascom, Ohio

Bascom (/ˈbæskəm/ BAS-kəm[3]) is a census-designated place in western Hopewell Township, Seneca County, Ohio.[4] It has a post office with the ZIP code 44809 and hosts Hopewell-Loudon High School.[5] The community is located at the intersection of State Routes 18 and 635 east of Fostoria.

Bascom, Ohio
census-designated place
Running concurrently with Ohio State Route 18, Tiffin Street bisects Bascom.
Running concurrently with Ohio State Route 18, Tiffin Street bisects Bascom.
Nickname: 
Crown jewel of Ohio
Location of Bascom
Location of Bascom
Coordinates: 41°07′58″N 83°17′07″W
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountySeneca
Area
[1]
 • Total1.51 sq mi (3.92 km2)
 • Land1.51 sq mi (3.92 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
774 ft (236 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total397
 • Density262.22/sq mi (101.21/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
44809
Area code419
GNIS feature ID1048488[2]

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020397—
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

History

Bascom was laid out in 1837.[7] The community derives its name from Scott & Bascom, publishers of The Ohio State Journal.[8][9] A post office called Bascom has been in operation since 1850.[10]

References
  1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. "E.W. Scripps School of Journalism Ohio Pronunciation Guide | Ohio University". www.ohio.edu. Ohio University. 2016. Retrieved 2022-10-22.
  4. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bascom, Ohio
  5. USPS – Cities by ZIP Code Archived June 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  6. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  7. Lang, William (1880). History of Seneca County, from the Close of the Revolutionary War to July, 1880. Transcript Printing Company. pp. 540.
  8. AC10235922, Anonymus (1853). Register of Officers and Agents, Civil, Military, and Naval, in the Service of the United States. Armstrong.
  9. 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.
  10. "Seneca County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 5 January 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2015.



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