Acworth

Acworth, Texas

Acworth, Texas

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Acworth is thirteen miles northeast of Clarksville in northern Red River County. The town was named by J. H. Cox, an early settler, for his former home, Acworth, Georgia. Frank H. Clark became postmaster when a post office was established there in 1902. The population was fifty in 1910; in 1940 the settlement had the post office, a church, a school, a store, and a population of twenty. By 1956 the post office had been closed. From 1940 through 1986 the estimated population was consistently reported as twenty. In 2000 it was fifty-two.

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Belongs to

Acworth is part of or belongs to the following places:

Currently Exists

Yes

Place type

Acworth is classified as a Town

Associated Names

  • (Bason)

Location

Latitude: 33.77427500
Longitude: -94.94966560

Has Post Office

No

Is Incorporated

No

Population Count, 2009

50