Welcome to Acorn ...

Acorn is located in Montgomery County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Acorn, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Acorn is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Acorn ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Acorn - they are located in Arkansas, California (2), Georgia (2), Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Acorn ...

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

• Philadelphia
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
  • Philadelphia is located in Philadelphia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578,487 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Philadelphia
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philadelphia <4>
• Norristown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norristown
  • Norristown is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,323 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Norristown
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norristown <4>
• Pottstown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottstown
  • Pottstown is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,580 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Pottstown
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pottstown <4>
• Lansdale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansdale
  • Lansdale is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,335 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Lansdale
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansdale <4>
• Phoenixville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phoenixville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenixville
  • Phoenixville is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,910 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Phoenixville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phoenixville <4>
• Yeadon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeadon
  • Yeadon is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,489 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Yeadon
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yeadon <4>
• Darby
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby
  • Darby is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,704 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Darby
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Darby <4>
• Lansdowne
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansdowne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansdowne
  • Lansdowne is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,641 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Lansdowne
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansdowne <4>
• Perkasie
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perkasie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkasie
  • Perkasie is located in Bucks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,855 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Perkasie
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perkasie <4>
• Quakertown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakertown
  • Quakertown is located in Bucks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,757 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Quakertown
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quakertown <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 Acorn. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Acorn.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Acorn ...

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

Adding Acorn to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Acorn 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 Acorn was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Acorn on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1908).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Acorn.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Montgomery County: www.montcopa.org/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/