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

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

Maps
This selection incudes town, county, state, and historical maps

Military
Searchable by Town
 * 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