Bascom is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
in
Smith County, located in the
U.S. state
In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory where it shares its sove ...
of
Texas
Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2 ...
,
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.
Notes
External links
Bascom, TXin the ''
Handbook of Texas''
Unincorporated communities in Smith County, Texas
Unincorporated communities in Texas
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