Welcome to Applegate ...

Applegate is located in Jackson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Applegate, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1858.

Applegate is 1,280 feet [390 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Applegate lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Applegate: (541) and (458)<3>

The ZIP code for Applegate: 97530<4>

Websites for Applegate ...

Junior League:   www.jlojc.com/

Communities Also Named Applegate ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Applegate - they are located in Arkansas, California, Illinois (2), Maryland, Michigan, North Carolina, South Dakota and Texas.

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

Communities near Applegate ...

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

• Medford
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
  • Medford is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 83,412 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medford <5>
• Grants Pass
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grants Pass
  • Grants Pass is located in Josephine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,416 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grants Pass <5>
• Central Point
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Point have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Point
  • Central Point is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,117 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central Point <5>
• Talent
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Talent have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talent
  • Talent is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,700 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Talent <5>
• Phoenix
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phoenix have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
  • Phoenix is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,678 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phoenix <5>
• Jacksonville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
  • Jacksonville is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,865 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacksonville <5>
• Rogue River
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogue River have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogue River
  • Rogue River is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,340 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogue River <5>
• Gold Hill
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
  • Gold Hill is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,297 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gold Hill <5>
• Williams
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
  • Williams is located in Josephine County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williams <5>
• Ruch
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruch
  • Ruch is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruch <5>

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 Applegate. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Applegate.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Applegate. 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 Applegate.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Applegate ...

Looking for more information about Applegate? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Applegate, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Applegate.

Adding Applegate to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Applegate in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Applegate was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Applegate post office opened in 1858.

We also found Applegate in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Applegate.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Jackson County: www.co.jackson.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/