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Baskett is an unincorporated community and coal town in Henderson County, Kentucky, United States.

Baskett, Kentucky
Unincorporated community
Post office
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Coordinates: 37°52′15″N 87°27′45″W
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	Henderson
Elevation	400 ft (100 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CST)
ZIP codes	42402
GNIS feature ID	486457[1]

History

Baskett had its start in 1888 as a coal town.[2] The community was named for the Baskett family, the original owners of the town site.[2] A post office has been in operation at Baskett since 1890.[3]

References

U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Baskett, Kentucky
Rennick, Robert M. (28 August 2013). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 58. ISBN 978-0-8131-4401-6.
"Henderson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2015.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Henderson County, Kentucky, United States
County seat: Henderson
Cities	Corydon Henderson Robards	Map of Kentucky highlighting Henderson County
CDPs	Anthoston Poole‡ Spottsville
Other communities	Audubon Baskett Dixie Niagara Reed Smith Mills Weaverton
Ghost town	Scuffletown
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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