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Bacon, Ohio

Coordinates: 40°13′15″N 81°46′31″W / 40.22083°N 81.77528°W / 40.22083; -81.77528
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Bacon
Bacon is located in Ohio
Bacon
Bacon
Location within the state of Ohio
Coordinates: 40°13′15″N 81°46′31″W / 40.22083°N 81.77528°W / 40.22083; -81.77528
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyCoshocton
Elevation820 ft (250 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1057280[1]

Bacon is an unincorporated community in Linton Township, Coshocton County, Ohio, United States.

History

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Bacon contained a post office from 1858 until 1906.[2] The community took its name from nearby Bacon Run.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bacon, Ohio
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bacon, OH post office
  3. ^ Graham, Albert Adams (1881). History of Coshocton County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, 1740-1881. A. A. Graham. pp. 555.