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Welcome to Apple Creek ...So far, we found very little information about Apple Creek. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1> We've added Apple Creek to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Apple Creek, please Contact Us. Apple Creek would have been located within present day Cape Girardeau County<2>. The location of Apple Creek has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3> While we don't have a date for the founding of Apple Creek, you might consider that their post office opened in 1818. A typical abbreviation for Apple Creek: Apple Crk. (or less commonly used: Apple Ck. or Apple Cr.) While the community is gone, the present day location for Apple Creek is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: The area where Apple Creek was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time The location where Apple Creek once stood is in the (573) area code. Communities Also Named Apple Creek ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Missouri communities named Apple Creek: This one is located in Cape Girardeau County and the other is located in Perry County. Beyond Missouri, there are 5 communities that are also named Apple Creek - they are located in North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio and Wisconsin. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Apple Creek. Communities near Apple Creek ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Apple Creek.
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 Apple Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Apple Creek. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Apple Creek. 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 Apple Creek. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Apple Creek. See our Newspapers Page for Apple Creek. Adding Apple Creek to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Apple Creek in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Apple Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> For more details, see References and Mentions for Apple Creek. Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/ Footnotes ...
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