Welcome to Bacon Hill ...

Bacon Hill is located in Saratoga County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bacon Hill, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1857.

Bacon Hill is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Bacon Hill: 518 & 838<3>

Communities Also Named Bacon Hill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Bacon Hill - they are located in Maryland and Virginia.

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

Communities near Bacon Hill ...

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

• Saratoga Springs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saratoga Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga Springs
  • Saratoga Springs is located in Saratoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,287 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saratoga Springs <5>
• Glens Falls
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glens Falls
  • Glens Falls is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,167 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glens Falls <5>
• Hudson Falls
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Falls
  • Hudson Falls is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,988 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson Falls <5>
• Ballston Spa
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballston Spa
  • Ballston Spa is located in Saratoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,189 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ballston Spa <5>
• Mechanicville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicville
  • Mechanicville is located in Saratoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,007 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mechanicville <5>
• South Glens Falls
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Glens Falls
  • South Glens Falls is located in Saratoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,617 people
• Fort Edward
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Edward have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Edward
  • Fort Edward is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,237 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Edward <5>
• Corinth
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corinth have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
  • Corinth is located in Saratoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,435 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corinth <5>
• Cambridge
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
  • Cambridge is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,796 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cambridge <5>
• Stillwater
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
  • Stillwater is located in Saratoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,705 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stillwater <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bacon Hill ...

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

Adding Bacon Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bacon Hill 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 Hill was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Bacon Hill post office opened in 1857.

We also found Bacon Hill in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bacon Hill.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Saratoga County: www.co.saratoga.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/