Fort Basinger is an unincorporated town in

Highlands County Highlands County is a county located in the Florida Heartland region of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population was 101,235. Its county seat is Sebring. Highlands County comprises the Sebring-Avon Park, FL Metropolita ...

Florida Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to ...

that arose around the Second and Third Seminole War

fortification A fortification is a military construction or building designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and is also used to establish rule in a region during peacetime. The term is derived from Latin ''fortis'' ("strong") and ''facere' ...

: Fort Basinger. The fort was situated north-west of Okeechobee. Just North of Fort Basinger is Lorida, and just above that is Sebring.

References

Basinger and Fort Basinger, Florida (Ghost Towns)
Former populated places in Florida Former populated places in Highlands County, Florida {{US-ghost-town-stub