Basco, IL

united states

Basco is a tiny farming community of 59 people in western Illinois, sitting along US Highway 136 about 20 miles from the Mississippi River. You'll reach it via US 136 from Carthage (15 miles east) or Keokuk, Iowa (20 miles west), with longer routes connecting through Quincy or Burlington. The historic one-room schoolhouse still stands as a testament to the area's pioneer past.