Basco, Wisconsin

Basco, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
Basco is located in Wisconsin
Basco
Basco
Location within Wisconsin
Basco is located in the United States
Basco
Basco
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 42°54′43″N 89°30′53″W / 42.91194°N 89.51472°W / 42.91194; -89.51472
Country United States
State Wisconsin
CountyDane County
TownMontrose
Elevation
902 ft (275 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code608
GNIS feature ID1561217

Basco is an unincorporated community in the town of Montrose, in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States. Basco is located less than 15 miles from Madison.

The community is named for Basco, Illinois. It once had a post office, which opened in September 1889.

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Basco, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ "Basco Populated Place Profile / Dane County, Wisconsin Data".
  3. ↑ "Madison, Southern Wisconsin Attractions". Cameo Rose Victorian Country Inn Bed and Breakfast. Archived from the original on January 22, 2009. Retrieved December 25, 2008.
  4. ↑ Callary, Edward (2016). Place Names of Wisconsin. Madison, Wisconsin: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 22. ISBN 9780299309640.

42°54′43″N 89°30′53″W / 42.91194°N 89.51472°W / 42.91194; -89.51472