Bascom, Texas

{{Short description|Unincorporated community in Texas, US}}

{{Use American English|date=June 2025}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}

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|subdivision_name2 = Smith

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|timezone = Central (CST)

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Bascom is an unincorporated community in Smith County, located in the U.S. state of Texas,{{cite gnis|1330118|Bascom, Texas}} 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.{{Cite web | url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hrb75 | title=TSHA | Bascom, TX }} Country music musician Johnny Gimble was raised here.