Welcome to Acworth ...
Acworth is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).
Acworth is located in Red River County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Acworth, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.
Acworth is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Acworth lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Acworth: 903
Communities Also Named Acworth ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Acworth - they are located in Georgia and New Hampshire.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Acworth.
Communities near Acworth ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Acworth.
- Idabel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clarksville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Valliant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Detroit
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Detroit have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
- Detroit is located in Red River County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Detroit <3>
- Avery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Millerton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millerton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
- Millerton is located in McCurtain County (OK)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millerton <3>
- Haworth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Annona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Garvin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Albion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Albion. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Albion is located in Red River County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Albion
- From Acworth to Albion
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 Acworth. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Acworth.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Acworth. 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 Acworth.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Acworth. See our Newspapers Page for Acworth.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Acworth ...
Looking for more information about Acworth? 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 Acworth, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Acworth.
Adding Acworth to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Acworth 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 for Acworth was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).
We also found Acworth in the book titled .<6> X3X - From that list, the Acworth post office opened in 1902.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Acworth.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Red River, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Acworth - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |