Incorporated: 1766
Population: 779
County Name: Sullivan
(county map)
Town Contact:
Town of Acworth
PO Box 37
Acworth, NH 03601
Phone: 603-835-6879
Fax: 603-835-7901
Website: www.acworth.cc

Origin:
First chartered under the name Burnet in 1752 after William Burnet, colonial Governor of Massachusetts and New Hampshire in 1728. However, no settlements occurred under the original charter, so the town was regranted in 1766 with the name Acworth, in honor of Sir Jacob Acworth, a British Admiral who had Portsmouth shipping interests.

More about Acworth:
Acworth is a picturesque hilltop community, boasting a church dating back to 1821 featuring a magnificent bell tower, which houses an 1828 Revere-firm bell, graceful Palladian windows and other Federal elements.