Bascom was settled in the mid-1840s and named for a Tennessee Methodist bishop by early settler Lazariah Smith. Burials took place just north of this site until 1857 when one acre west of the Tyler to Henderson Road (present-day FM 848) and two . . . — — Map (db m310421) HM
Founded in 1857, Bascom United Methodist Church is one of the
oldest churches in Smith County. It has been and continues to
be an integral part of the community's heritage. Since the
beginning, the church has been sustained by the . . . — — Map (db m310417) HM
