Welcome to Acorn ...

Acorn is located in Polk County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Acorn, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Acorn is 1,070 feet [326 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Acorn ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Acorn - they are located in California (2), Georgia (2), Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Acorn ...

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

• Mena
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mena
  • Mena is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mena <4>
• Waldron
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
  • Waldron is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waldron <4>
• Hatfield
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
  • Hatfield is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hatfield <4>
• Cove
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
  • Cove is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cove <4>
• Dallas
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
  • Dallas is located in Polk County
• Potter Junction
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Junction
  • Potter Junction is located in Polk County
• Rich Mountain
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rich Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Mountain
  • Rich Mountain is located in Polk County
• Board Camp
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Board Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Board Camp
  • Board Camp is located in Polk County
• Potter
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
  • Potter is located in Polk County
• Y City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Y City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Y City
  • Y City is located in Scott 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 Acorn. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Acorn.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Acorn ...

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

Adding Acorn to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Acorn 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 Acorn was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Acorn post office opened in 1892.

We also found Acorn on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1898).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Acorn.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/