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Welcome to Appleton ...

Appleton is located in Lawrence County<1>.


We aren't confident of the location of Appleton, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>


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

Appleton is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Appleton lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Appleton is located in the (931) 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, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas (4), Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, New York, Newfoundland and Labrador, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina (2), 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.

  • Lawrenceburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Liberty Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
    • Liberty Grove is located in Lawrence County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 7,825 people
  • Pulaski
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • New Prospect
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Prospect have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
    • New Prospect is located in Lawrence County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 6,880 people
  • Wales
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wales have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
    • Wales is located in Giles County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,031 people
  • Loretto
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loretto have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
    • Loretto is located in Lawrence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,781 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loretto <4>
  • Rogersville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
    • Rogersville is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,293 people
    • Former name for Rogersville:
    • Rodgersville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <4>
  • Gordon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordon have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
    • Gordon is located in Giles County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,192 people
  • Saint Joseph
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Joseph have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
    • Saint Joseph is located in Lawrence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 824 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Joseph <4>
  • Lexington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)

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.

Adding Appleton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Appleton 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 Appleton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Appleton.

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 Lawrence County: www.co.lawrence.tn.us/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Lawrence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Appleton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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