Welcome to Acklena ...

Acklena is located in Shelby County<1>.

Acklena is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Acklena: 901

Communities near Acklena ...

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

• Memphis
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Memphis is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 649,705 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Memphis <3>
• Southaven
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Southaven is located in DeSoto County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southaven
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,644 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southaven <3>
• Olive Branch
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Olive Branch is located in DeSoto County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,646 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olive Branch <3>
• Germantown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Germantown is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,186 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Germantown <3>
• Spring Lake
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Spring Lake is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
  • Estimated population in 2014: 34,269 people
• Horn Lake
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Horn Lake is located in DeSoto County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Lake
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,282 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horn Lake <3>
• West Memphis
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • West Memphis is located in Crittenden County (AR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Memphis
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,158 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Memphis <3>
• Hernando
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Hernando is located in DeSoto County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hernando
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,854 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hernando <3>
• Marion
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Marion is located in Crittenden County (AR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,290 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <3>
• Walls
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Walls is located in DeSoto County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walls
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,441 people
  • Former name for Walls:
  • Alpika
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walls <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 Acklena. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Acklena.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Acklena ...

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