Baskett 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 ...

and

coal town A coal town, also known as a coal camp or patch, is a type of company town or mining community established by the employer, a mining company, which imports workers to the site to work the mineral find. The company develops it and provides residen ...

in Henderson County,

Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia to ...

, United States.

History

Baskett had its start in 1888 as a

. The community was named for the Baskett family, the original owners of the town site. A post office has been in operation at Baskett since 1890.

References

Unincorporated communities in Henderson County, Kentucky Unincorporated communities in Kentucky Coal towns in Kentucky {{HendersonCountyKY-geo-stub