Welcome to Acme ...

Acme is located in Kanawha County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Acme, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Acme is 1,070 feet [326 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area codes for Acme: (304) & (681)<3>

Communities Also Named Acme ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Acme - they are located in Alberta, California, Indiana, Iowa (2), Kansas (2), Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, North Carolina (2), Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Texas (2), Washington and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Acme ...

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

• Oak Hill
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
  • Oak Hill is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,028 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Hill <5>
• Fayetteville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
  • Fayetteville is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,684 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayetteville <5>
• Madison
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
  • Madison is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,616 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <5>
• Montgomery
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
  • Montgomery is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,492 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomery <5>
• Chesapeake
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesapeake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesapeake
  • Chesapeake is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,393 people
• Marmet
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marmet have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmet
  • Marmet is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,351 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marmet <5>
• Mount Hope
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
  • Mount Hope is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,259 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Hope <5>
• Belle
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle
  • Belle is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,108 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belle <5>
• Cedar Grove
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Cedar Grove is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
• East Bank
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Bank have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bank
  • East Bank is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people

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 Acme. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Acme.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Acme ...

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

Adding Acme to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Acme 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 Acme was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Acme post office opened in 1891.

We also found Acme in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Acme.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Kanawha County: www.kanawha.us/

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/