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Welcome to Appleton ...

Appleton is located in Escambia County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Appleton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

Appleton is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Appleton is within the boundaries of the (251) 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 Arkansas, Colorado, 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.

  • Brewton
  • Evergreen
  • East Brewton
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    • East Brewton lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<4> to the southeast of Appleton.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,326 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Brewton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on East Brewton
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Brewton<5>
  • Century
  • Flomaton
  • Jay
  • Excel
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    • Excel lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<4> to the northwest of Appleton.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Excel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Excel
  • Castleberry
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleberry
    • Castleberry lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<4> to the northeast of Appleton.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castleberry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Castleberry
  • Repton
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Repton
    • Repton lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<4> to the northwest of Appleton.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Repton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Repton
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Repton<5>
  • Riverview
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    • Riverview lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<4> to the south of Appleton.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Riverview

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 1901.

We also found Appleton on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Alabama (1911).

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 Escambia County: www.co.escambia.al.us/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Escambia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Appleton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Appleton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Appleton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.2210, Longitude: -87.1214       In this case, the coordinates for Appleton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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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