Welcome to Acton ...

Acton is located in Meeker County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Acton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1857.

Acton is 1,180 feet [360 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Acton lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Acton: 320

Communities Also Named Acton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Acton - they are located in Alabama (2), California, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Montana, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Washington.

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

Communities near Acton ...

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

• Willmar
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willmar
  • Willmar is located in Kandiyohi County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,891 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willmar <3>
• Hutchinson
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchinson
  • Hutchinson is located in McLeod County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,977 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hutchinson <3>
• Litchfield
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield
  • Litchfield is located in Meeker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,663 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Litchfield <3>
• Dassel
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dassel have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dassel
  • Dassel is located in Meeker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,472 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dassel <3>
• Spicer
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spicer have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicer
  • Spicer is located in Kandiyohi County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,224 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spicer <3>
• Atwater
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwater
  • Atwater is located in Kandiyohi County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,113 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atwater <3>
• Eden Valley
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eden Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Valley
  • Eden Valley is located in Meeker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,038 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden Valley <3>
• Grove City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
  • Grove City is located in Meeker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 624 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grove City <3>
• Kandiyohi
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kandiyohi have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kandiyohi
  • Kandiyohi is located in Kandiyohi County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
• Cosmos
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cosmos have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosmos
  • Cosmos is located in Meeker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 448 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cosmos <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Acton ...

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

Adding Acton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Acton in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Acton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

X2X - From that list, the Acton post office opened in 1857.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Acton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Meeker County: www.co.meeker.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/