Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Acme came from various goverment sources (GNIS, FIPS), we also found mention of Acme in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Acme. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Acme data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Acme:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

Kansas Post Offices (May 29, 1828 - August 3, 1961)
Written by: Baughman, Robert W.
Published by the Kansas State Historical Society (1977)
(Available from Amazon.com)

A note taken from the Kansas Post Offices:
The Acme Post office opened  on June 1, 1897 and closed  on September 15, 1906

Rand McNally Map of Kansas (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Acme is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Acme. See our Misc Page for Acme for more information.