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Welcome to Acorn ...

Acorn is located in Polk County<1>.

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.<2>.

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)
  • Waldron
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Hatfield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Cove
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Gate ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Gate is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gate
  • Dallas
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Dallas is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
  • Potter Junction
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Potter Junction is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Junction
  • Rich Mountain
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Rich Mountain is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Mountain
  • Board Camp
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Board Camp is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Board Camp
  • Potter
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Potter is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter

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 (so far) for Acorn was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Acorn post office opened in 1892. The Acorn post office closed in 1915.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Acorn.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Polk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Acorn - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/