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Bascom, Texas

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Bascom, Texas
Bascom is located in Texas
Bascom
Bascom
Bascom is located in the United States
Bascom
Bascom
Coordinates: 32°19′23″N 95°13′03″W / 32.32306°N 95.21750°W / 32.32306; -95.21750
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountySmith
Elevation
571 ft (174 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes430 & 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.

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