Welcome to Bacon ...

Bacon is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Bacon is located in Wichita County<1>.

The location of Bacon has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bacon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1910.

Bacon is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Bacon is within the (940) area code.

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, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Ohio 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.

• Wichita Falls
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wichita Falls
  • Wichita Falls is located in Wichita County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 105,405 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wichita Falls <4>
• Burkburnett
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burkburnett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkburnett
  • Burkburnett is located in Wichita County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,405 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burkburnett <4>
• Iowa Park
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iowa Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Park
  • Iowa Park is located in Wichita County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,431 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iowa Park <4>
• Holliday
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
  • Holliday is located in Archer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,717 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holliday <4>
• Lakeside City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeside City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside City
  • Lakeside City is located in Archer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,008 people
• Grandfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandfield
  • Grandfield is located in Tillman County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 932 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grandfield <4>
• Petrolia
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petrolia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
  • Petrolia is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petrolia <4>
• Dean
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
  • Dean is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
• Randlett
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randlett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randlett
  • Randlett is located in Cotton County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Randlett <4>
• Cashion Community
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cashion Community have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashion Community
  • Cashion Community is located in Wichita County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 360 people

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bacon ...

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

Adding Bacon to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Bacon post office opened in 1910.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bacon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Wichita County: www.co.wichita.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/