Bacon, Missouri

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Bacon is an unincorporated community in northeast Moniteau County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] The community is on Moniteau Creek approximately seven miles northeast of California. [2]

History

A post office called Bacon was established in 1890, and remained in operation until 1907. [3] The community has the nickname of James "Bacon Jim" English, a local politician. [4]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bacon, Missouri
  2. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p.37 ISBN   0899332242
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Moniteau County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 17, 2016.

38°42′31″N92°27′13″W / 38.70861°N 92.45361°W / 38.70861; -92.45361


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