Bascom, Ohio

Content sourced from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.

Bascom is a small census-designated place in western Hopewell Township, Seneca County, Ohio. It has its own post office with ZIP code 44809 and is home to Hopewell-Loudon High School. Bascom sits at the intersection of State Routes 18 and 635, east of Fostoria. The population was 397 at the 2020 census. Bascom was laid out in 1837 and was named after Scott & Bascom, publishers of The Ohio State Journal. The Bascom post office has been in operation since 1850.