Bascom, Ohio
census designated place in Seneca County, Ohio, United States
Bascom ( BAS-kəm) is a census-designated place in western Hopewell Township, Seneca County, Ohio. It has a post office with the ZIP code 44809 and hosts Hopewell-Loudon High School. The community is located at the intersection of State Routes 18 and 635 east of Fostoria. The population was 397 at the 2020 census.
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.
The public source identifies “Bascom, Ohio” as census designated place in Seneca County, Ohio, United States. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Bascom, Ohio and census.
Why this record matters
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 9, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q809808. VIAF identifies the subject as 151555480. The Library of Congress control number is no92028054. Authority coordinates are 41.133, -83.285. 3 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2020, 1837 and 1850.
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This entry incorporates text from “Bascom, Ohio” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.