Welcome to Akron ...

Akron is located in Kemper County<1>.

When the people of Akron refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Akronite<2>

Akron is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Akron ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Akron - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (4), Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, Ohio, Ontario, Utah and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Akron ...

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

• De Kalb
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • De Kalb is located in Kemper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,005 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Kalb <4>
• Scooba
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Scooba is located in Kemper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scooba
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 680 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scooba <4>
• Shuqualak
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Shuqualak is located in Noxubee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuqualak
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
• Geiger
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Geiger is located in Sumter County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geiger
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
• Emelle
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Emelle is located in Sumter County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emelle
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
• Electric Mills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Electric Mills is located in Kemper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electric Mills
• Porterville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Porterville is located in Kemper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
• Narkeeta ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Narkeeta is located in Kemper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narkeeta
• Giles
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Giles is located in Kemper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles
• Wahalak
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Wahalak is located in Kemper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahalak

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Akron ...

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

Adding Akron to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Akron 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 (so far) for Akron was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Southern States.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Akron.