Welcome to Appleton ...

Appleton is located in Mesa County<1>.

The location of Appleton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Appleton is 4,590 feet [1,399 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Appleton is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Appleton lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Appleton is within the boundaries of the (970) area code.

Communities Also Named Appleton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 22 communities that are also named Appleton - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas (4), Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, New York, Newfoundland and Labrador, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina (2), Tennessee, Washington and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Appleton.

Communities near Appleton ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Appleton.

• Grand Junction
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Junction
  • Grand Junction is located in Mesa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 63,447 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Junction <4>
• Fruita
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruita have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruita
  • Fruita is located in Mesa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,295 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fruita <4>
• Palisade
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palisade have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palisade
  • Palisade is located in Mesa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,797 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palisade <4>
• Fruitvale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruitvale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitvale
  • Fruitvale is located in Mesa County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fruitvale <4>
• Orchard Mesa
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Mesa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Mesa
  • Orchard Mesa is located in Mesa County
• Clifton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
  • Clifton is located in Mesa County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton <4>
• Glade Park
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glade Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade Park
  • Glade Park is located in Mesa County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glade Park <4>
• Loma
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma
  • Loma is located in Mesa County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loma <4>
• Whitewater
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitewater have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
  • Whitewater is located in Mesa County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitewater <4>
• Cameo
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameo
  • Cameo is located in Mesa County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Appleton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Appleton.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Appleton. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Appleton.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Appleton. See our Newspapers Page for Appleton.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Appleton ...

Looking for more information about Appleton? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Appleton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Appleton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Appleton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Mesa County: www.co.mesa.co.us/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/