Welcome to Appleton ...

The town of Appleton was settled in 1910 and was incorporated February 27, 1962.

The origin (or the toponymy) of Appleton: Named after Appleton Cleaves, manager of the local sawmill.

Time Zone: Appleton lies in the Newfoundland Time Zone (NST/NDT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: NST- Heure Normale de Terre-Neuve (HNT), NDT- Heure Avancée de Terre-Neuve (HAT).

Area Codes for Appleton: 709 & 879<1>

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, 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.

• Gander
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gander
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gander <2>
• Lewisporte
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisporte
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisporte <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lewisporte
  • From Appleton to Lewisporte
• Norris Arm
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris Arm
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norris Arm <2>
• Alderburn
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderburn
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Alderburn
  • From Appleton to Alderburn
• Loon Bay
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loon Bay
• Norris Arm North ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris Arm North
• Norris Arm Northside ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris Arm Northside
• Benton
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
• Campbellton
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellton
• Stanhope
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope

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.