Bacon, Indiana

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Bacon, Indiana
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Bacon
Coordinates: 38°24′38″N86°26′00″W / 38.41056°N 86.43333°W / 38.41056; -86.43333
Country United States
State Indiana
County Orange
Township Southeast
Elevation
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771 ft (235 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47118
Area codes 812, 930
GNIS feature ID450640 [1]

Bacon is an unincorporated community in Southeast Township, Orange County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1]

History

A post office was established at Bacon in 1904, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1935. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bacon, Indiana
  2. "Orange County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 19, 2015.