Welcome to Ackmen ...
So far, we found very little information about Ackmen. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Ackmen to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Ackmen, please Contact Us.
Ackmen would have been located within present day Montezuma County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Ackmen, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Ackmen, you might consider that their post office opened in 1917.
Time Zone: The area where Ackmen was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Ackmen still existed, it would have been in the (970) area code.
Communities near Ackmen ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ackmen.
- Cortez
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cortez have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortez
- Cortez is located in Montezuma County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,734 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cortez <5>
- Dolores
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolores
- Dolores is located in Montezuma County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 964 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dolores <5>
- Dove Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dove Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dove Creek
- Dove Creek is located in Dolores County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 715 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dove Creek <5>
- Cahone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cahone
- Cahone is located in Dolores County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cahone <5>
- Lewis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- Lewis is located in Montezuma County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewis <5>
- Arriola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arriola
- Arriola is located in Montezuma County
- McPhee ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Lockerby ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest) - Egnar
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egnar
- Egnar is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Egnar <5>
- Towaoc
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Towaoc have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towaoc
- Towaoc is located in Montezuma County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Towaoc <5>
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 Ackmen. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ackmen.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ackmen. 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 Ackmen.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ackmen. See our Newspapers Page for Ackmen.
Adding Ackmen to Our Gazetteer ...
As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.
The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Ackmen was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Ackmen post office opened in 1917.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Ackmen.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Montezuma County: www.co.montezuma.co.us/
The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.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 Ackmen, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Montezuma, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |