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Welcome to Bacone ...

Bacone is located in Muskogee County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Bacone, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Bacone is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area codes for Bacone: (918) and (539)<3>

Communities near Bacone ...

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

  • Wagoner
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Fort Gibson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Gibson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gibson
    • Fort Gibson is located in Muskogee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,933 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Gibson <4>
  • Haskell
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haskell have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskell
    • Haskell is located in Muskogee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,954 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haskell <4>
  • Warner
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warner have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner
    • Warner is located in Muskogee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,576 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warner <4>
  • Okay
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okay
    • Okay is located in Wagoner County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 712 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Okay <4>
  • Porter
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Porter have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
    • Porter is located in Wagoner County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Porter <4>
  • Hulbert
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Oktaha
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oktaha have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oktaha
    • Oktaha is located in Muskogee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 382 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oktaha <4>
  • Braggs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Braggs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braggs
    • Braggs is located in Muskogee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Braggs <4>
  • Boynton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boynton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
    • Boynton is located in Muskogee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 240 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boynton <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 Bacone. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bacone.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bacone ...

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

Adding Bacone to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Bacone post office opened in 1888.

We also found Bacone on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Oklahoma (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bacone.

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

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Muskogee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bacone - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>Area code (539) is an overlay for area code (918).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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