Basham,_Alabama

Basham, Alabama

Basham, Alabama

Unincorporated community in Alabama, United States

Basham (/ˈbæshæm/) is an unincorporated community in western Morgan County, Alabama, United States, located just south of the city limits of the Morgan County seat Decatur.

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History

Originally known as Basham's Gap, the community was settled by James H. Basham circa 1818.[2] A post office operated under the name Basham's Gap from 1847 to 1895 and under the name Basham from 1895 to 1907.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    "Basham". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. [2]
    Foscue, Virginia. Place Names in Alabama. University: U of Alabama Press, 1989.
  3. [3]
    "Morgan County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 29, 2014.

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