Bacon, Kansas

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Bacon, Kansas
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Coordinates: 39°08′00″N98°27′06″W / 39.13333°N 98.45167°W / 39.13333; -98.45167 Coordinates: 39°08′00″N98°27′06″W / 39.13333°N 98.45167°W / 39.13333; -98.45167
Country United States
State Kansas
County Lincoln
Elevation
1,565 ft (477 m)
Population
  Total0
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 785
GNIS ID 482315 [1]

Bacon is a ghost town in Lincoln County, Kansas, United States. [1]

History

Bacon was issued a post office in 1879. The post office was discontinued in 1902. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Bacon, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System , United States Geological Survey
  2. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved 2018-01-05.[ permanent dead link ]