Bascom, Texas

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Bascom, Texas
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 32°19′23″N95°13′03″W / 32.32306°N 95.21750°W / 32.32306; -95.21750
Country United States
State Texas
County Smith
Elevation
571 ft (174 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes 430 & 903
GNIS feature ID1330118 [1]

Bascom is an unincorporated community in Smith County, located in the U.S. state of Texas, [1] settled in 1846 on the site of an Indian encampment and flowing spring. The community was named after the Christian preacher and circuit rider Henry Bidleman Bascom. [2] Country music musician Johnny Gimble was raised here.

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Bascom, Texas". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ "TSHA | Bascom, TX".
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