Acton, Florida

Acton was a town in Polk County, Florida. The town was situated 2 miles east of Lakeland.

History

Acton was platted in 1884, and named for Lord Acton.^[1] A post office was established at Acton in 1884, and remained in operation until 1889.^[2] With the construction of the railroad, business activity shifted to nearby Lakeland, and the town's population dwindled.^[3]

References

↑ Sawyer, Martha F. (May 19, 1982). "Acton – a vanished community". Lakeland Ledger. pp. 3C. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
↑ "Polk County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
↑ Sawyer, Martha F. (Jun 1, 1988). "Conversation pieces: Polk history about towns lost and found". Lakeland Ledger. pp. 10C. Retrieved 7 October 2015.

Coordinates: 28°3.2′N 81°56.0′W / 28.0533°N 81.9333°W / 28.0533; -81.9333

Municipalities and communities of Polk County, Florida, United States

County seat: Bartow

Cities	Auburndale Bartow Davenport Eagle Lake Fort Meade Frostproof Haines City Lake Alfred Lakeland Lake Wales Mulberry Polk City Winter Haven

Towns	Dundee Hillcrest Heights Lake Hamilton

Village	Highland Park

CDPs	Alturas Babson Park Bradley Junction Brewster Combee Settlement Crooked Lake Park Crystal Lake Cypress Gardens Four Corners‡ Fuller Heights Fussels Corner Grenelefe Highland City Homeland Inwood Jan Phyl Village Kathleen Lakeland Highlands Loughman Medulla Poinciana‡ Wahneta Waverly Willow Oak

Unincorporated communities	Eaton Park Gibsonia Indian Lake Estates Lakeshore Mountain Lake Nalcrest Nichols Pittsburg River Ranch Socrum Winston

Ghost town	Acton

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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