Įither way, the English word acme is from a Greek word meaning culmination or top or highest point.

The second claims that in 1887, resident George Parls named the town after a local church's newly received Acme hymn book. The first states that Acme was named by Samuel Parks around 1887 after the name of a hymnal in his possession. There are two accounts on how Acme was named. Acme is locally known as a scenic area with a number of camping opportunities along Lake Whatcom, including the Lake Whatcom Railroad. The Census Bureau no longer tracks the population for the village itself, but for the entire CDP the population was 246 at the 2010 census.Īcme is located in the South Fork Valley between the northern Cascade Mountains and Lake Whatcom. Acme is also included in, and the source-name for, a larger census-designated place (CDP).

There is a general store, post office, gas station, diner, elementary school and two churches located there. Acme is a rural village in Whatcom County, Washington, United States.

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