Do you know of Acme ???
This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Acme. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Acme.<1>
Our sources for Acme (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Acme other than they indicate that Acme would be found somewhere in Howard County, Iowa.
From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened in 1891 and closed in 1917.
Communities Also Named Acme ...
We found 23 communities that share the name Acme.
There is one other community in Iowa which is also named Acme.
Beyond Iowa, we know of another 22 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 22 communities, 22 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Iowa ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- Please visit our profile page for the Alberta community of Acme.
- California
- San Bernardino County
- Please visit our profile page for the California community of Acme [San Bernardino County].
- Indiana
- Jackson County
- Please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Acme [Jackson County].
- Kansas
- Louisiana
- Concordia Parish
- Please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Acme [Concordia Parish].
- Michigan
- Grand Traverse County
- Please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Acme [Grand Traverse County].
- Mississippi
- Jasper County
- Please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Acme [Jasper County].
- Missouri
- Clay County
- Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Acme [Clay County].
- New Mexico
- Chaves County
- Please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Acme [Chaves County].
- North Carolina
- Columbus County
- Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Acme [Columbus County].
- Gaston County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Acme [Gaston County].
- Ohio
- Medina County
- Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Acme [Medina County].
- Oklahoma
- Grady County
- Please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Acme [Grady County].
- Oregon
- Lane County
- Please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Acme [Lane County].
- Pennsylvania
- Washington County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Acme [Washington County].
- Westmoreland County
- Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Acme [Westmoreland County].
- Texas
- Hardeman County
- Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Acme [Hardeman County].
- Val Verde County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Acme [Val Verde County].
- Washington
- Whatcom County
- Please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Acme [Whatcom County].
- West Virginia
- Kanawha County
- Please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Acme [Kanawha County].
- Wyoming
- Sheridan County
- Please visit our profile page for the Wyoming community of Acme [Sheridan County].
- Alberta
Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Acme ...
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Acme:
Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>
Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.
A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Acme - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned
Rand McNally Map of Iowa (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.
More Orphans in Howard County ...
Can you help?
As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Howard County.
| Busti | Howard |
| Crane Creek | Jamestown |
| Eatonville | Lowther |
| Foreston | New Oregon |
| Glen Roy | Pond Valley |
Footnotes ...
| <1> | This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Acme could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |