Do you know of Acton ???
This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Acton. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Acton.<1>
Our sources for Acton (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Acton other than they indicate that Acton would be found somewhere in Richland County, South Carolina.
From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened in 1872 and closed in 1911.
Communities Also Named Acton ...
We found 24 communities that share the name Acton.
Within South Carolina, the name Acton is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of another 21 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 21 communities, nineteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
In addition to the above occurrences of Acton, we know of three communities located outside of the United States and Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- California
- Los Angeles County
- Please visit our profile page for the California community of Acton [Los Angeles County].
- Florida
- Polk County
- Please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Acton [Polk County].
- Georgia
- Harris County
- Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Acton [Harris County].
- Indiana
- Marion County
- Please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Acton [Marion County].
- Kentucky
- Taylor County
- Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Acton [Taylor County].
- Maine
- York County
- Please visit our profile page for the Maine community of Acton [York County].
- Massachusetts
- Middlesex County
- Please visit our profile page for the Massachusetts community of Acton [Middlesex County].
- Minnesota
- Meeker County
- Please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Acton [Meeker County].
- Montana
- Yellowstone County
- Please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Acton [Yellowstone County].
- Nevada
- Clark County
- Please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Acton [Clark County].
- New Brunswick
- Please visit our profile page for the New Brunswick community of Acton.
- New Jersey
- Salem County
- Please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Acton [Salem County].
- North Carolina
- Buncombe County
- Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Acton [Buncombe County].
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Ontario
- Please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Acton.
- Tennessee
- McNairy County
- Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Acton [McNairy County].
- Texas
- Hood County
- Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Acton [Hood County].
- Washington
- Communities Beyond North America ...
- Northern Ireland
- We haven't found the location of this Acton
- England
- - Shropshire
- We haven't found the location of this Acton
- - London
- We haven't found the location of this Acton
- Northern Ireland
Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Acton ...
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Acton:
Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>
Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.
A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Acton - Services available: had a Post Office, Railroad Station, Express Office
SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Southeast
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 1999
(Available from Amazon.com)
Rand McNally Map of South Carolina (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.
The FIPS database contains an entry for Acton.
Referenced FIPS Records ...
FIPS Code: 45/00235 (Place Name: Acton)
County: Richland (FIPS State/County: 45/079)
Class: U8
Identifies a populated place (in this case, Acton) located wholly or substantially outside the boundaries of an incorporated place or CDP (Census Designated Place) but whose name has not been verified as authoritative by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
More Orphans in Richland County ...
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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Richland County.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Acton could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |