Bascom ( ) is a

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such ...

in western

Hopewell Township, Seneca County, Ohio Hopewell Township is one of the fifteen townships of Seneca County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 2,774 people in the township. Geography Located in the west central part of the county, it borders the following townships: * Liberty ...

. It has a

post office A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letters and parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery. Post offices may offer additional serv ...

with the ZIP code 44809 and hosts

Hopewell-Loudon High School Hopewell-Loudon High School is a public k-12 school in Bascom, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Hopewell-Loudon Local Schools district. Their mascot name is the Chieftains. The school primarily serves residents of Hopewell Township and ...

. The community is located at the intersection of State Routes 18 and

635 __NOTOC__ Year 635 ( DCXXXV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. The denomination 635 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era ...

east of Fostoria.

Demographics

History

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

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Census-designated places in Ohio Census-designated places in Seneca County, Ohio {{SenecaCountyOH-geo-stub