Welcome to Bacon ...

Bacon is located in Moniteau 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 1890.

Bacon is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Bacon ...

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

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

• Columbia
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
  • Columbia is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 124,769 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <4>
• Jefferson City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
  • Jefferson City is located in Callaway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,972 people
  • Jefferson City has also been known as:
  • Jeff City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson City <4>
• Holts Summit
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holts Summit
  • Holts Summit is located in Callaway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,519 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holts Summit <4>
• California
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for California have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
  • California is located in Moniteau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,403 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for California <4>
• Ashland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Ashland is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,031 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <4>
• Tipton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tipton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
  • Tipton is located in Moniteau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,880 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tipton <4>
• Saint Martins
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Martins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martins
  • Saint Martins is located in Cole County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
• Russellville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russellville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
  • Russellville is located in Cole County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 827 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Russellville <4>
• New Bloomfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Bloomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bloomfield
  • New Bloomfield is located in Callaway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Bloomfield <4>
• Jamestown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamestown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Jamestown is located in Moniteau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <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 1890.

We also found Bacon in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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 Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/