Acton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Genealogy

Description

 * Action, Massachusetts at Wikipedia
 * Go to Archive.org to find published materials for this town

Parent Towns

 * 3 July 1735:''' Established as a town, from part of Concord.
 * Archiac names of the municipality:''' Iron Work Farm, New Grant, Concord Village, Willard's Farms.

Populated Places
Includes Neighborhoods, Villages, Unincorporated Communities, Districts, and Census-Designated Places: Acton Center, East Acton, Ellsworth (extinct), North Acton, South Acton, West Acton

Boundary Changes

 * 11 December 1747:''' Boundaries between Acton and Concord established.
 * 28 April 1780:''' Part included in the district of Carlisle.

Adjacent Towns
Middlesex Co.:  Boxborough | Carlisle | Concord | Littleton | Maynard | Stow | Sudbury | Westford

Town Records
In New England most original vital records of birth, marriage, and death can be found at the town clerk's office

Acton Town Clerk
472 Main St Acton, MA 01720 Town Hall 472 MAIN STREET ACTON, MA 01720 Phone: 978-929-6620 Fax: 978-929-6340 Email: clerk@acton-ma.gov Website
 * Town Hall
 * Town Clerk

Births

 * 1636-1924 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index

Town Reports
The town of Acton kept annual town reports. These reports often contained birth, marriage, and death information. Below is a list of years when Acton kept town reports. (NOTE: Occasionally, these town reports missed vital statistic information from the end of the year. If you don't find your ancestor's vital information, check the following year's town report to see if your ancestor's information was recorded later.)

Resources
For more County and State resources see:

Cemeteries

 * Acton Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Middlesex County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places

166 Central Street West Acton Records at Woodlawn Cemetery office Findagrave.com Carlisle Road Records at Woodlawn Cemetery office Findagrave.com 104 Concord Road Findagrave.com
 * Cemetery Department 472 Main Street Acton, MA 02120
 * Mount Hope
 * North Acton aka North Part
 * Woodlawn

Census

 * Acton Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Middlesex County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places

166 Central Street West Acton Records at Woodlawn Cemetery office Findagrave.com Carlisle Road Records at Woodlawn Cemetery office Findagrave.com 104 Concord Road Findagrave.com
 * Cemetery Department 472 Main Street Acton, MA 02120
 * Mount Hope
 * North Acton aka North Part
 * Woodlawn

City Directories

 * 1873 Middlesex County Directory,1873 at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
 * 1875 Middlesex County Directory, 1875 at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
 * 1883-1936 U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, Acton at Ancestry - index & images ($), some years may be missing
 * 1913 Massachusetts, U.S., City Directories, Acton at Ancestry - index & images ($), some years may be missing
 * Various Dates U.S. City Directories, 1860-1960 at MyHeritage - index & images ($) some towns and years may be missing

Court Records

 * 1643-1674 Middlesex County, MA: Abstracts of Court Records, 1643-1674 at American Ancestors — index & images ($)

Maps
This selection incudes town, county, state, and historical maps
 * Acton at FamilySearch Places
 * Acton at Google Maps
 * Acton at Mapcarta
 * Boundary Map of Acton at HomeTownLocator
 * Massachusetts County Map at Mass.gov
 * McConnell's Historical Maps of the United States at Library of Congress
 * Old Maps of Massachusetts at Old-Maps.com
 * Massachusetts Maps State Page

Military
Some Records are Searchable by Town

Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
For more Revolutionary War Military Records see:
 * Massachusetts Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
 * United States Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783

Civil War, 1861-1865
For more Civil War Military Records see:
 * Massachusetts Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865
 * United States Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865

World War I, 1917-1918
For more World War I Military Records see:
 * Massachusetts Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918
 * United States Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918

World War II, 1941-1945
For more World War II Military Records see:
 * Massachusetts Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945
 * United States Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945


 * 1862 - list of deaths of Soldiers in the United States Army from Acton
 * 1863 - list of deaths of Soldiers in the United States Army from Acton
 * 1864 - list of deaths of Soldiers in the United States Army from Acton
 * 1992 - list of Veteran Burials in Acton in 1992
 * 1993 - list of Veteran Burials in Acton in 1993
 * 1994 - list of Veteran Burials in Acton in 1994
 * 2002 - United States Veterans interred in the Action Cemeteries in 2002

Newspapers

 * 1800-Current Massachusetts, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's Current at Ancestry — index & images ($)

FamilySearch Centers & Affiliate Libraries

 * Boston Massachusetts FamilySearch Center
 * Lynnfield Massachusetts FamilySearch Center
 * Marlborough Massachusetts FamilySearch Center
 * Mount Hope Massachusetts FamilySearch Center
 * Billerica Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Burlington Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Cary Memorial Library - an affiliate library
 * Chelmsford Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Leominster Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Reuben Hoar Library - an affiliate library