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Welcome to Acline ...

Acline is located in Charlotte County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Acline, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1910.

Acline is near sea level<2>.

Time Zone: Acline lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Acline: 941

Communities near Acline ...

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

  • Fort Myers
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • North Port
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Punta Gorda
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Fishermens Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishermens Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishermens Village
    • Fishermens Village is located in Charlotte County
  • Solana
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solana have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solana
    • Solana is located in Charlotte County
  • Cleveland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
    • Cleveland is located in Charlotte County
  • Charlotte Harbor
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Harbor View
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor View
    • Harbor View is located in Charlotte County
  • Harbour Heights
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbour Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Heights
    • Harbour Heights is located in Charlotte County
  • Port Charlotte
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Acline ...

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

Adding Acline to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Acline post office opened in 1910.

We also found Acline in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Southeast.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Acline.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Charlotte, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Acline - 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>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>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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