Bacon, Indiana
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Southeast Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47140. It stands on Bacon Creek. The Survey maps it on the Valeene quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 15 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1950 USGS Valeene quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1970 USGS Valeene quadrangle1:24000
- 1979 USGS Valeene quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Jasper quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Valeene quadrangle1:24000
- 1994 USGS Jasper quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
19 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 19 fires within 5 miles of Bacon between 1999 and 2014, burning about 35 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Hoosier National Forest | MILLER |
| 21 April 2001 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2.0 acres | Hoosier National Forest | REMC FIRE |
| 14 April 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Hoosier National Forest | MILTON |
| 13 April 2003 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Hoosier National Forest | GERMAN RIDGE |
| 1 April 2003 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Hoosier National Forest | ZOO |
| 25 March 2003 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Hoosier National Forest | BACON |
| 19 March 2006 | Debris and open burning | 2.5 acres | Hoosier National Forest | HILLTOP FIRE |
| 17 March 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Hoosier National Forest | VAHALLA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Bacon: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temple Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bacon in 1 storm report in 2003: 1 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bacon | - | Trees were downed. |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pearsontown | 2.3 miles | 15 | |
| Valeene | 2.7 miles | 15 | |
| Fargo | 2.7 miles | 15 | |
| Pine Valley | 4.6 miles | 15 | |
| Ethel | 4.9 miles | 15 | |
| Youngs Creek | 5.6 miles | 15 | |
| Greenbrier | 7.4 miles | 15 | |
| Chambersburg | 7.7 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 450640. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.








