Welcome to Acme ...

Acme is located in Sheridan County<1>.

The location of Acme has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Acme, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1909.

Acme is 3,620 feet [1,103 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Acme is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Acme lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Acme: (307)

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 West Virginia.

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.

• Sheridan
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
  • Sheridan is located in Sheridan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,095 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheridan <4>
• Ranchester
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranchester
  • Ranchester is located in Sheridan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,082 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranchester <4>
• Dayton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
  • Dayton is located in Sheridan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 830 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <4>
• Decker
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker
  • Decker is located in Big Horn County (MT)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decker <4>
• Wyarno
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyarno
  • Wyarno is located in Sheridan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyarno <4>
• Beckton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckton
  • Beckton is located in Sheridan County
• Big Horn
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Horn
  • Big Horn is located in Sheridan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Horn <4>
• Wolf
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf
  • Wolf is located in Sheridan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolf <4>
• Parkman
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkman
  • Parkman is located in Sheridan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkman <4>
• Banner
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
  • Banner is located in Sheridan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Banner <4>

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.<5>

From that list, the Acme post office opened in 1909.

We also found Acme on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Wyoming (1956).

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 Sheridan County: www.sheridancounty.com/

The official website for State of Wyoming: www.wyo.gov/