Bascom, Texas
Unincorporated community in Texas, US
Unincorporated community in Texas, United States
32°19′23″N 95°13′03″W / 32.32306°N 95.21750°W / 32.32306; -95.21750Bascom 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
- ^ a b "Bascom, Texas". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "TSHA | Bascom, TX".
External links
- Bascom, TX in the Handbook of Texas
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Municipalities and communities of Smith County, Texas, United States
County seat: Tyler
unincorporated
communities
- Antioch
- Bascom
- Blackjack
- Bostick
- Browning
- Carroll
- Copeland
- Dogwood City
- Elberta
- Flint
- Garden Valley
- Gresham
- Jamestown
- Lee Spring
- Midway
- Mount Sylvan
- New Harmony
- New Hope
- Omen
- Owentown
- Pine Springs
- Pine Trail Estates
- Red Springs
- Sand Flat
- Shady Grove
- Sinclair City
- Starrville
- Swan
- Teaselville
- Thedford
- Walnut Grove
- Waters Bluff
- Wood Springs
- Wright City
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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