Welcome to Bacon ...

Bacon is located in Orange County<1>.

The location of Bacon has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bacon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1904.

Bacon is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Bacon lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel south from Bacon (for example, toward Irvington (KY)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Bacon is located in the (812) area code.

Communities Also Named Bacon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Indiana communities named Bacon: This one is located in Orange County and the other is located in Marion County.

Beyond Indiana, there are 11 communities that are also named Bacon - they are located in Delaware, Idaho, Kansas, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Ohio, Texas and Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bacon.

Communities near Bacon ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bacon.

• Paoli
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paoli have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paoli
  • Paoli is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,604 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paoli <4>
• Orleans
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orleans have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
  • Orleans is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,107 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orleans <4>
• French Lick
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Lick
  • French Lick is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for French Lick <4>
• Palmyra
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmyra have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
  • Palmyra is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 958 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmyra <4>
• Milltown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milltown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
  • Milltown is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 813 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milltown <4>
• Marengo
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marengo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
  • Marengo is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 808 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marengo <4>
• English
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
  • English is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 627 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for English <4>
• Campbellsburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsburg
  • Campbellsburg is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campbellsburg <4>
• West Baden Springs
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baden Springs
  • West Baden Springs is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
• Birdseye
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdseye
  • Birdseye is located in Dubois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 416 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Birdseye <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Bacon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bacon.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bacon. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bacon.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bacon. See our Newspapers Page for Bacon.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bacon ...

Looking for more information about Bacon? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Bacon, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bacon.

Adding Bacon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bacon in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Bacon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Bacon post office opened in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bacon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bacon. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov