Welcome to Lacon ...

Lacon is located in Grayson County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lacon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

Lacon is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Lacon lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: While Lacon is in the Central Time Zone, the area just to the east is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The telephone area code for Lacon: (270)

Communities Also Named Lacon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Lacon - they are located in Alabama, Idaho and Illinois.

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

Communities near Lacon ...

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

• Elizabethtown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
  • Elizabethtown is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,331 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabethtown <4>
• Leitchfield
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leitchfield
  • Leitchfield is located in Grayson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,819 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leitchfield <4>
• Hodgenville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodgenville
  • Hodgenville is located in Larue County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,255 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hodgenville <4>
• Munfordville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Munfordville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munfordville
  • Munfordville is located in Hart County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,660 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Munfordville <4>
• Clarkson
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
  • Clarkson is located in Grayson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 887 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarkson <4>
• Upton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
  • Upton is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 691 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upton <4>
• Sonora
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sonora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora
  • Sonora is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sonora <4>
• Bonnieville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonnieville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnieville
  • Bonnieville is located in Hart County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonnieville <4>
• Big Clifty
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Clifty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Clifty
  • Big Clifty is located in Grayson County
• Flint Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
  • Flint Hill is located in Hardin County

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 Lacon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lacon.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lacon. 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 Lacon.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lacon ...

Looking for more information about Lacon? 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 Lacon, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lacon.

Adding Lacon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lacon 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 Lacon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Lacon post office opened in 1901.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lacon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/