Bascom, Florida

About Bascom

Bascom is a tiny community in northwestern Florida with an estimated population of 93.

Bascom holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 0.24 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 388 residents per square mile.

📰 Bascom News Today

• James McGriff, Sr.'s Obituary articobits.com · Aug 13
• Phyllis Hagler Obituary Feb 23, 2026 Evans Skipper Funeral Home · Feb 23
• UPDATE: Adrianne Marlow has been located WJHG · Apr 14
• Clarksville man dies in Bascom traffic crash mypanhandle.com · Mar 18
• James Bascom Obituary - Summerfield, FL Neptune Society · Jan 19

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Bascom Unique

• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.24 sq mi.
• With 93 residents, it's one of America's smallest incorporated communities — everybody really does know everybody.
• Positioned in northwestern Florida, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 14 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Bascom

• Apalachee Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Lake Seminole Wildlife Management Area - Dresser Tract · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Parramore Landing reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Bascom

🏘️ Nearby Communities