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Do you know of Lacona ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Lacona. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Lacona.<1>

We found mention of Lacona as a post office (see Mentions and References below), but can't determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Jefferson County, Kentucky.

It's common that the post office is named the same as the community in which it's located (although that's not always case). In this case, we can't match this post office to any of the existing communities in our gazetteer.<2>

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1850 and closed  in 1876.

Communities Also Named Lacona ...

We found two communities that share the name Lacona.

Within Kentucky, the name Lacona is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Iowa
      • Warren County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Lacona [Warren County].
    • New York
      • Oswego County
      • Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Lacona [Oswego County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Lacona ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Lacona:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers

More Orphans in  Jefferson County ...

Can you help?

As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Jefferson County.

Alms HouseLochland
AvondaleLockland
 Lynnford
Baxter 
BeachlandMalott
Bear GrassMasonic Home
BellsMechanicsville
BishopMinoma
BlankenbakersMoore
Bowman Field 
Bullitt'sNeville
  
Callahan'sOrmsby's
Cambridge Village 
CamelotPlainview
CherokeePleasant Ridge Park
Clark 
Clark's StationRandolph's
Colonial TerraceReservoir
Coral RidgeRiverview
Crescent HillRudd's
  
Deering HeightsSaint Dennis Center
DepositSalina
DevondaleSaxony
DravoSeneca Vista
 Shelby
East LouisvilleSherleys
EdenShippingport
EdgewoodSouth Dixie
Edwards'South Louisville
 Stine
FactoriesStrawberry
FencroftSummit
Fern View 
FipacoTerry Manor
Florida HeightsThoroughbred Acres
FoxboroTransylvania
Friendly HillsTucker
  
GlengaryValley Village
Golden Meadows 
GraymoorWatterfern Hills
 West Wind Park
Hikes PointWhipps Mill Village
HoertzWhispering Hills
 Wilhoyte
IroquoisWilliamsons
 Woodhill
Lake Dreamland 

Footnotes ...

<1>This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.
<2>Part of the difficulty in identifying whether a name is a post office or a community lies with how Post Offices were named. We've prepared an article with our understanding of how post offices were named: Naming of Post Offices.
<3>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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