Bascom, Ohio
| Bascom, Ohio | |
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| Unincorporated community | |
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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.
Bascom was laid out in 1837.[4]
The town of Bascom is named for the famous circuit riding preacher Henry Bidleman Bascom, who became a Congressional chaplain and served as president of Madison College and of Transylvania College before being ordained a Methodist bishop.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "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.
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Coordinates: 41°07′58″N 83°17′07″W / 41.13278°N 83.28528°W