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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Acme. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Acme to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Acme, please Contact Us.

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Acme (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Acme. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Although our information shows that the community of Acme is historic, it would have been located within present day Hardeman County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hardeman County: Harmon (OK), Jackson (OK), Childress, Cottle, Foard & Wilbarger.

Below are the counties that are near Acme. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Acme:

  • Hardeman County     (The home county of Acme)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Acme, with the one closest to Acme listed first.
    • Goodlett
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Quanah
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Medicine Mound ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medicine Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medicine Mound
      • Medicine Mound is located in Hardeman County
    • Chillicothe
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Childress County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Acme, with the one closest to Acme listed first.
    • Kirkland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Childress
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Carey
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Cottle County
    • Baker
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baker have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
      • Baker is located in Cottle County
  • Foard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Acme, with the one closest to Acme listed first.
    • Margaret
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margaret
      • Margaret is located in Foard County
    • Crowell
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Rayland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayland
      • Rayland is located in Foard County
    • Thalia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thalia
      • Thalia is located in Foard County
    • Foard City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foard City
      • Foard City is located in Foard County
  • Wilbarger County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Acme, with the one closest to Acme listed first.
    • Odell
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Odell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
      • Odell is located in Wilbarger County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odell <2>
    • Tolbert ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tolbert have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolbert
      • Tolbert is located in Wilbarger County
    • White City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
      • White City is located in Wilbarger County
    • Lockett
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockett
      • Lockett is located in Wilbarger County
  • Harmon County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Acme, with the one closest to Acme listed first.
    • Louis ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louis
      • Louis is located in Harmon County (OK)
    • Gould
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gould have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
      • Gould is located in Harmon County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gould <2>
    • Hollis
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
      • Hollis is located in Harmon County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,818 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollis <2>
    • Arnett
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnett
      • Arnett is located in Harmon County (OK)
  • Jackson County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Acme, with the one closest to Acme listed first.
    • Eldorado
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Duke
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • East Duke
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Duke have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Duke
      • East Duke is located in Jackson County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
    • Olustee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olustee
      • Olustee is located in Jackson County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olustee <2>
    • Elmer
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
      • Elmer is located in Jackson County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmer <2>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Acme, see our County-by-County Page for Acme.

Newspapers Published in Acme ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Acme.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Acme, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Acme.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Acme:

Cemeteries Near Acme ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Acme.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Acme covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Acme, with the one closest to Acme listed first.

  • Goodlett Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goodlett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goodlett Cemetery
  • Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Park
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
  • Scott Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scott Cemetery
  • Durham Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Durham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Durham Cemetery
  • Elba Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elba Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elba Cemetery
  • Eldorado Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eldorado Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eldorado Cemetery
  • Kirkland Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Tennessee Valley Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
  • Louis Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Louis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Louis Cemetery
  • Continue List   (29 more) ...
    • Big Valley Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Big Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Valley Cemetery
    • Chillicothe Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chillicothe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chillicothe Cemetery
    • Odema Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Odema Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Odema Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.

While we didn't find Acme in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Acme.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Acme, with the one closest to Acme listed first.

  • Quanah
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Eldorado
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Kirkland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Louis ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louis
    • Louis is located in Harmon County (OK)
  • Chillicothe
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Vivian
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vivian have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vivian
    • Vivian is located in Foard County
  • Crowell
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Childress
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Tolbert ‑ Historic
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tolbert have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolbert
    • Tolbert is located in Wilbarger County
  • Rayland
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayland
    • Rayland is located in Foard County
  • Duke
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Thalia
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thalia
    • Thalia is located in Foard County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Acme. See our List of 1890's Communities around Acme.

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Acme, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Acme) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Acme. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3167, Longitude: -99.8240       In this case, the coordinates for Acme have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.




 

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