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Welcome to Bacons ...

Bacons is located in Sussex County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bacons, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

Bacons is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Bacons: 302

Communities near Bacons ...

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

  • Salisbury
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salisbury have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
    • Salisbury is located in Wicomico County (MD)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,017 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salisbury <4>
  • Seaford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Georgetown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Fruitland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruitland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
    • Fruitland is located in Wicomico County (MD)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,326 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fruitland <4>
  • Millsboro
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Laurel
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Delmar
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmar
    • Delmar is located in Wicomico County (MD)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,596 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delmar <4>
  • Federalsburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Selbyville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Bridgeville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bacons ...

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

Adding Bacons to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Bacons post office opened in 1893.

We also found Bacons in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bacons.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Delaware's counties, including Sussex, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bacons - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/