Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
While we didn't find Acton in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Acton. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Acton listed first.
- Lakeland
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Kathleen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Auburndale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gordonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Plant City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Eagle Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bartow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Winter Haven
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Knights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Keene
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Keene is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
- Wahneta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Keysville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Keysville is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville
- Sydney
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Homeland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Green Pond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Green Pond is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
- Haines City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Valrico
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Richland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Seffner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bloomingdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomingdale is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Brandon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Fort Meade
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Ellerslie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ellerslie is located in Pasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerslie
- Thonotosassa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Mango
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Limona
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Limona is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limona
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 Acton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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