Do you know of Acton ???

When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer - that's the case with Acton.

This entry has been created as a placeholder - we hope to develop more information in the future.

This entry could be in error. It might be that our source had a mis-print, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. We hope to learn more about Acton in the future.

Communities Also Named Acton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Acton - they are located in Alabama (2), California, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.

Adding Acton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Acton in the FIPS-55 file.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Acton was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

We also found Acton mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (June 1939).

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:

Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (January 1950)
Published by Union Pacific Railroad

Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (June 1939)
Published by Union Pacific Railroad

Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924)
Published by Union Pacific Railroad

The FIPS database contains an entry for Acton.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 53/00310   (Place Name: Acton)

County: Benton     (FIPS State/County: 53/005)

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).