Welcome to Acron ...

So far, we found very little information about Acron. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Acron to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Acron, please Contact Us.

Acron would have been located within present day Lake County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Acron, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1877.

Time Zone: The area where Acron was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Acron was located: 352

Communities near Acron ...

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

• Deltona
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
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  • Deltona is located in Volusia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,312 people
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  • From your current location to Deltona
  • From Acron to Deltona
• De Land
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
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  • De Land is located in Volusia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,019 people
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  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to De Land
  • From Acron to De Land
• De Bary
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
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  • De Bary is located in Volusia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,572 people
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• Eustis
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
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  • Eustis is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,328 people
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  • From Acron to Eustis
• Tavares
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
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  • Tavares is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,832 people
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  • From Acron to Tavares
• Mount Dora
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
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  • Mount Dora is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,778 people
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  • From Acron to Mount Dora
• Orange City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
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  • Orange City is located in Volusia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,660 people
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  • Google driving directions:
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  • From Acron to Orange City
• Umatilla
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
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  • Umatilla is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,895 people
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  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Umatilla
  • From Acron to Umatilla
• Lake Helen
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
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  • Lake Helen is located in Volusia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,826 people
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  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lake Helen
  • From Acron to Lake Helen
• Pierson
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
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  • Pierson is located in Volusia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,910 people
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  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pierson
  • From Acron to Pierson

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

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

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

Adding Acron 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 Acron was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

X2X - From that list, the Acron post office opened in 1877.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Acron.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Lake County: www.lakegovernment.com/

The official website for State of Florida: https://www.myflorida.com/