# Acme, Michigan

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This article is about the unincorporated community. For the township, see [Acme Township, Michigan](/source/Acme_Township%2C_Michigan).

Unincorporated community in Michigan, United States

Acme, Michigan Unincorporated community Signage along US 31/M-72 Acme Show map of Michigan Acme Show map of the United States Coordinates: 44°46′19″N 85°30′05″W / 44.77194°N 85.50139°W / 44.77194; -85.50139 Country United States State Michigan County Grand Traverse Township Acme Settled 1869 Elevation [1] 591 ft (180 m) Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT) ZIP code(s) 49610 49696 (Williamsburg) Area code 231 GNIS feature ID 619807[1]

**Acme** ([/ˈækmiː/](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/English) [*ACK-mee*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Pronunciation_respelling_key)) is an [unincorporated community](/source/Unincorporated_area) in [Grand Traverse County](/source/Grand_Traverse_County%2C_Michigan) in the [U.S. state](/source/U.S._state) of [Michigan](/source/Michigan).[2] It is located on the shore of the East Arm of [Grand Traverse Bay](/source/Grand_Traverse_Bay), located within [Acme Township](/source/Acme_Township%2C_Michigan). It is part of the urban area of [Traverse City](/source/Traverse_City%2C_Michigan).[3] Acme is home to the Grand Traverse Resort & Spa.[4][5]

## History

Acme was established by L S. Hoxie from [Saratoga County, New York](/source/Saratoga_County%2C_New_York), who, after arriving here in 1864, purchased land and [platted](/source/Plat) the settlement. Alburtus T. Hoxie, son of L.S., became the first postmaster of Acme in 1869.[6] The post office had opened as "**Whitewater**" on July 16, 1857, but was renamed on June 10, 1869. Acme takes its name from a [Greek](/source/Greek_language) word, [*acme*](/source/Acme_(disambiguation)), meaning "summit".[7]

In 1892, an extension of the [Chicago and West Michigan Railway](/source/Chicago_and_West_Michigan_Railway) from [Traverse City](/source/Traverse_City%2C_Michigan) to [Petoskey](/source/Petoskey%2C_Michigan) was built through Acme.[8]

Acme's post office closed on February 15, 1933. However, it was reestablished on February 1, 1952.[9]

In 1986, the tallest building in Grand Traverse County, the tower at the Grand Traverse Resort & Spa, opened in Acme.[10]

## Geography

Acme is part of [Northern Michigan](/source/Northern_Michigan). It is located in southwestern [Acme Township](/source/Acme_Township%2C_Michigan), in northeastern [Grand Traverse County](/source/Grand_Traverse_County%2C_Michigan). It lies upon the eastern shore of the East Arm of [Grand Traverse Bay](/source/Grand_Traverse_Bay), a [bay](/source/Bay) of [Lake Michigan](/source/Lake_Michigan). The community is located at the mouth of the eponymous Acme Creek.[11]

### Major highways

- [US 31](/source/U.S._Route_31_in_Michigan) runs south–north through the community. To the south, the highway runs through [Traverse City](/source/Traverse_City%2C_Michigan), and further down the Lake Michigan coast. To the north, US 31 runs through [Elk Rapids](/source/Elk_Rapids%2C_Michigan) towards [Charlevoix](/source/Charlevoix%2C_Michigan), [Petoskey](/source/Petoskey%2C_Michigan), and the [Mackinac Bridge](/source/Mackinac_Bridge).

- [M-72](/source/M-72_(Michigan_highway)) intersects US 31 in the heart of the community. It follows US 31 south and west to Traverse City, and to the east, runs through [Williamsburg](/source/Williamsburg%2C_Michigan) toward [Kalkaska](/source/Kalkaska%2C_Michigan) and [Grayling](/source/Grayling%2C_Michigan).

## Education

Acme is part of the [Traverse City Area Public Schools](/source/Traverse_City_Area_Public_Schools) district. The nearest public high school is [Traverse City Central High School](/source/Traverse_City_Central_High_School).[12] Bertha Vos Elementary School, located within the community, served local elementary students until 2008.[13]

## See also

- [Cherry production in Michigan](/source/Cherry_production_in_Michigan)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-gnis_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-gnis_1-1) ["Old Mission"](https://edits.nationalmap.gov/apps/gaz-domestic/public/search/names/619807). *[Geographic Names Information System](/source/Geographic_Names_Information_System)*. [United States Geological Survey](/source/United_States_Geological_Survey), [United States Department of the Interior](/source/United_States_Department_of_the_Interior).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Geographic Names Information System"](https://edits.nationalmap.gov/apps/gaz-domestic/public/summary/619807). *edits.nationalmap.gov*. Retrieved 15 December 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Acme"](https://www.michigan.org/city/acme). *Pure Michigan | Official Travel & Tourism Website for Michigan*. 17 November 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Contact Us at Grand Traverse Resort and Spa"](https://www.grandtraverseresort.com/contact-us/). *www.grandtraverseresort.com*. Retrieved 15 December 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Michigan Golfer ON-LINE - HISTORY: Grand Traverse Resort & Spa: One Man's Vision - By Mike Terrell"](http://www.michigangolfer.com/sept01/history.html). *www.michigangolfer.com*. Retrieved 15 December 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTERomig1986_6-0)** [Romig 1986](#CITEREFRomig1986).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Gannett, Henry (1905). [*The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States*](https://archive.org/details/origincertainpl00ganngoog). U.S. Government Printing Office. pp. [23](https://archive.org/details/origincertainpl00ganngoog/page/n29).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["michiganrailroads.com - Evolution Map - Lower - 1892"](https://web.archive.org/web/20221028035359/http://www.michiganrailroads.com/evolution-of-michigan-railroads/178-evolution-lower-peninsula/evolution-1890s/4387-evolution-map-lower-1892). *www.michiganrailroads.com*. Archived from [the original](http://www.michiganrailroads.com/evolution-of-michigan-railroads/178-evolution-lower-peninsula/evolution-1890s/4387-evolution-map-lower-1892) on 28 October 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** [U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Acme Post Office](https://edits.nationalmap.gov/apps/gaz-domestic/public/search/names/2496175)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Grand Traverse Hotel info"](https://web.archive.org/web/20210411110244/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/126387/grand-traverse-resort-hotel-acme-mi-usa). *[Emporis](/source/Emporis)*. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["Acme Creek Watershed"](http://www.northernmichiganstreams.org/acmews.asp). *www.northernmichiganstreams.org*. Retrieved 15 December 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** ["District Boundary Map"](https://www.tcaps.net/about/district-boundary-map/). *www.tcaps.net*. Retrieved 15 December 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** Finger, Christine. ["Courtade to make room for displaced Bertha Vos students"](https://www.record-eagle.com/news/local_news/courtade-to-make-room-for-displaced-bertha-vos-students/article_4b4ad958-c2ec-56d8-86cd-26f8ba14465b.html). *Traverse City Record-Eagle*. Retrieved 15 December 2022.

### Sources

- Romig, Walter (1 October 1986) [1973]. *Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities* (Paperback). Detroit, Michigan: [Wayne State University Press](/source/Wayne_State_University_Press). [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-8143-1838-6](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-8143-1838-6). {{[cite book](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_book)}}: |work= ignored ([help](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:CS1_errors#periodical_ignored))

v t e Municipalities and communities of Grand Traverse County, Michigan, United States County seat: Traverse City City Traverse City‡ Map of Michigan highlighting Grand Traverse County.svg Villages Fife Lake Kingsley Charter townships East Bay Garfield Long Lake Civil townships Acme Blair Fife Lake Grant Green Lake Mayfield Paradise Peninsula Union Whitewater CDPs Chums Corner Grawn Interlochen Other communities Acme Brookside Devils Elbow Fivemile Corner Hannah Hilltop Jacks Landing Karlin Long Lake Mapleton Mayfield Monroe Center Neahtawanta Old Mission Summit City Walton Wexford Corner‡ Williamsburg Yuba Ghost towns Angell Archie Bartlett Bates Beitner Cedar Run‡ East Bay Hodge Keystone Kratochvil's Plat Mabel Ogdensburg Slights Westminster Wylie Indian reservation Grand Traverse Indian Reservation‡ Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties Michigan portal United States portal

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