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Welcome to Bacon ...

So far, we found very little information about Bacon. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Bacon to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Bacon, please Contact Us.

Bacon would have been located within present day Chickasaw County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bacon, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Bacon is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Bacon was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Bacon was located: 662 & 471<4>

Communities Also Named Bacon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Bacon - they are located in Delaware, Idaho, Indiana (2), Kansas, Michigan, 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.

  • Houston
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Verona
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Okolona
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Nettleton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Shannon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Plantersville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Algoma
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • New Houlka
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • New Houlka is located in Chickasaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Houlka
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 601 people
    • Former names for New Houlka:
    • Houlka
    • Old Houlka
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Houlka <5>
  • Woodland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodland is located in Chickasaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
  • Sycamore ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Sycamore is located in Chickasaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore

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.

Adding Bacon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bacon in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Bacon was on a map titled Map of Mississippi (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bacon.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bacon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Chickasaw, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bacon - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 662 code has been Overlayed with the 471 area code. New phone numbers in the Bacon area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Bacon area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.