Welcome to West Acton ...

West Acton is located in Middlesex County<1>.

The location of West Acton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Acton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

A typical abbreviation for West Acton: W. Acton

West Acton is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: West Acton lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near West Acton ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near West Acton.

• Cambridge
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
  • Cambridge is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 119,192 people
• Lowell
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
  • Lowell is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,904 people
• Newton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • Newton is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 87,803 people
• Framingham
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Framingham
  • Framingham is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,892 people
• Waltham
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltham
  • Waltham is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,069 people
• Medford
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
  • Medford is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,847 people
• Arlington
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • Arlington is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,169 people
• Billerica
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billerica
  • Billerica is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,021 people
• Leominster
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leominster
  • Leominster is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,548 people
• Fitchburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchburg
  • Fitchburg is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,310 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around West Acton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Acton.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of West Acton. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Acton.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around West Acton. See our Newspapers Page for West Acton.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Acton ...

Looking for more information about West Acton? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to West Acton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for West Acton.

Adding West Acton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Acton in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for West Acton was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found West Acton in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Acton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Acton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/