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Welcome to Erbacon ...Erbacon is located in Webster County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Erbacon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1893. The origin (or the toponymy) of Erbacon: Named after Edward Rathbone Bacon (1848-1915), president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Erbacon is 1,510 feet [460 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Erbacon lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Telephone area codes for Erbacon: (304) and (681)<3> The ZIP code for Erbacon: 26203<4> Communities near Erbacon ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Erbacon.
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 Erbacon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Erbacon. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Erbacon. 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 Erbacon. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Erbacon. See our Newspapers Page for Erbacon. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Erbacon ...Looking for more information about Erbacon? 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 Erbacon, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Erbacon. Adding Erbacon to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Erbacon 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 Erbacon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7> We also found Erbacon on a map titled Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911). For more details, see References and Mentions for Erbacon. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Erbacon. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/ Footnotes ...
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