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We found 22 communities that are also named Appleton.
Within Minnesota, the name Appleton is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of 22 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 22 communities, twenty are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Escambia County
This Appleton is located in Escambia County and lies 1,077 miles [1,733.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Appleton that is located in Swift County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Escambia County community of Appleton.
Arkansas
Pope County
This Appleton is located in Pope County and lies 694 miles [1,116.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Appleton that is located in Swift County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pope County community of Appleton.
Colorado
Mesa County
This Appleton is located in Mesa County and lies 767 miles [1,234.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Appleton that is located in Swift County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mesa County community of Appleton.
Georgia
Montgomery County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Appleton [Montgomery County].
Idaho
Gooding County
This Appleton is located in Gooding County and lies 938 miles [1,509.6 km]<1> to the west of the Appleton that is located in Swift County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gooding County community of Appleton.
Illinois
Knox County
This Appleton is located in Knox County and lies 416 miles [669.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Appleton that is located in Swift County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Appleton.
Kansas
Bourbon County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Bourbon County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bourbon County community of Appleton.
Clark County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Appleton [Clark County].
Crawford County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Appleton [Crawford County].
Mitchell County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Appleton [Mitchell County].
Maine
Knox County
This Appleton is located in Knox County and lies 1,308 miles [2,105 km]<1> to the east of the Appleton that is located in Swift County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Appleton.
Maryland
Cecil County
This Appleton is located in Cecil County and lies 1,093 miles [1,759 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Appleton that is located in Swift County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cecil County community of Appleton.
New York
Niagara County
This Appleton is located in Niagara County and lies 866 miles [1,393.7 km]<1> to the east of the Appleton that is located in Swift County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Niagara County community of Appleton.
Newfoundland and Labrador
This Appleton lies 1,927 miles [3,101.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Appleton that is located in Swift County.
Ohio
Licking County
This Appleton is located in Licking County and lies 760 miles [1,223.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Appleton that is located in Swift County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Licking County community of Appleton.
Ontario
This Appleton lies 965 miles [1,553 km]<1> to the east of the Appleton that is located in Swift County.
Pennsylvania
York County
This Appleton is located in York County and lies 1,048 miles [1,686.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Appleton that is located in Swift County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Appleton.
South Carolina
Allendale County
This Appleton is located in Allendale County and lies 1,145 miles [1,842.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Appleton that is located in Swift County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allendale County community of Appleton.
Barnwell County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Appleton [Barnwell County].
Tennessee
Lawrence County
This Appleton is located in Lawrence County and lies 840 miles [1,351.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Appleton that is located in Swift County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Appleton.
Washington
Klickitat County
This Appleton is located in Klickitat County and lies 1,217 miles [1,958.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Appleton that is located in Swift County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Klickitat County community of Appleton.
Wisconsin
Outagamie County
This Appleton is located in Outagamie County and lies 378 miles [608.3 km]<1> to the east of the Appleton that is located in Swift County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Outagamie County community of Appleton.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Appleton ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Appleton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Appleton and extending to:
Benson, which is the Seat of Swift County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Appleton to Benson, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 143 miles [230.1 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,062 miles [1,709.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 42 days and walking would take 61 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,298 miles [10,135.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,057 miles [11,357.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,976 miles [8,008.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
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. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>
If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Appleton could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>
We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Appleton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>
While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<6>
The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Appleton to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Appleton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.2000, Longitude: -96.0161
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.263 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.432 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.102 degrees.