The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Baconton was incorporated in 1903. The community was named after Major Robert James Bacon, an original owner of the town site.
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No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places
5 historic places in Baconton
Baconton has 5 listings on the National Register, and they protect 42 historic buildings, because Walton Street-Church Street Historic District alone counts 17.
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In Georgiaby listings · the typical town has 1
5places listed2 buildings · 3 districts
0National Historic LandmarksNone here yet
42historic buildings protectedcounting each building in a district
1983first listedBacon Family Homestead · newest: Walton Street-Church Street Historic District, 1983
Where they are
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BuildingsDistricts
When they were listed
The Register began in 1966. Baconton’s busiest decade was the 1980s.
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Listed 1983Baconton Commercial Historic District
Listed 1983George W. Jackson House
Listed 1983South Railroad Historic District
Listed 1983Walton Street-Church Street Historic DistrictListed 1983Bacon Family HomesteadNational Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · styles from the National Archives catalog · photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (7) and the National Register (5). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.