Welcome to South Acton ...

South Acton is located in York County<1>.

The location of South Acton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of South Acton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1855.

A typical abbreviation for South Acton: S. Acton

South Acton is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

South Acton is within the boundaries of the (207) area code.

Communities Also Named South Acton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named South Acton - it's located in Massachusetts.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for South Acton.

Communities near South Acton ...

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

• Rochester
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
  • Rochester is located in Strafford County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,719 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochester <4>
• Sanford
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
  • Sanford is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,253 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sanford <4>
• Somersworth
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somersworth
  • Somersworth is located in Strafford County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,286 people
  • Former names for Somersworth:
  • Great Falls
  • Summersworth
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somersworth <4>
• Kennebunk
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennebunk
  • Kennebunk is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,706 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kennebunk <4>
• Waterboro
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterboro
  • Waterboro is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,007 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterboro <4>
• Berwick
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
  • Berwick is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,996 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berwick <4>
• South Berwick
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Berwick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berwick
  • South Berwick is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,613 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Berwick <4>
• Farmington
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
  • Farmington is located in Strafford County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,951 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmington <4>
• Wolfeboro
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfeboro
  • Wolfeboro is located in Carroll County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,450 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolfeboro <4>
• Lebanon
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Lebanon is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,435 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Acton ...

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

Adding South Acton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the South Acton post office opened in 1855.

We also found South Acton in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for South Acton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for South Acton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for York County: www.co.york.me.us/

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/