Welcome to Acworth ...

Acworth is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Acworth is located in Red River County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Acworth, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

Acworth is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Acworth lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Acworth lies within the (903) area code.

Communities Also Named Acworth ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Acworth - they are located in Georgia and New Hampshire.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Acworth.

Communities near Acworth ...

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

• Idabel
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idabel
  • Idabel is located in McCurtain County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,876 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Idabel <4>
• Clarksville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
  • Clarksville is located in Red River County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,053 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <4>
• Valliant
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valliant
  • Valliant is located in McCurtain County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valliant <4>
• Detroit
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Detroit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
  • Detroit is located in Red River County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Detroit <4>
• Avery
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
  • Avery is located in Red River County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avery <4>
• Millerton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millerton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
  • Millerton is located in McCurtain County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millerton <4>
• Haworth
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haworth
  • Haworth is located in McCurtain County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haworth <4>
• Annona
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annona
  • Annona is located in Red River County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Annona <4>
• Garvin
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garvin
  • Garvin is located in McCurtain County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garvin <4>
• Silver City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
  • Silver City is located in Red River County

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 Acworth. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Acworth.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Acworth. 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 Acworth.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Acworth ...

Looking for more information about Acworth? 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 Acworth, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Acworth.

Adding Acworth to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Acworth 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 Acworth was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Acworth in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Acworth post office opened in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Acworth.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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