Bascom is a town in Jackson County, in the U.S. state of Florida. The 2020 United States Census counted 87 people living in the town.
Bascom became an incorporated town in 1961. Historical records show that a school was operating in the community around 1900.
Bascom was one of several small communities that developed in Jackson County during the early 1900s. Farming and forest industries were important parts of the county's economy during this period.
Jackson County includes Bascom among its municipalities and describes the county as mainly rural and agricultural.
