Basco, Wisconsin

Basco, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
Basco is located in Wisconsin
Basco
Basco
Basco is located in the United States
Basco
Basco
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
275 m (902 ft)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code608
GNIS feature ID1561217[1]

Basco is an unincorporated community in the town of Montrose, in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States.[1][2] Basco is located less than 15 miles from Madison.[3]

The community is named for Basco, Illinois. It once had a post office, which opened in September 1889.[4]

  1. ^ a b "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.