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Welcome to Appenzell ...

Appenzell is located in Monroe County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Appenzell, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

Appenzell is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Appenzell lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Appenzell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Appenzell - it's located in Michigan.

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

Communities near Appenzell ...

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

  • East Stroudsburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Nazareth
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Stroudsburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Palmerton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmerton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerton
    • Palmerton is located in Carbon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,321 people
  • Bangor
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bangor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
    • Bangor is located in Northampton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,210 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangor <3>
  • Pen Argyl
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Pocono
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pocono have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pocono
    • Mount Pocono is located in Monroe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,122 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pocono <3>
  • Bath
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bath have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
    • Bath is located in Northampton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,756 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <3>
  • Wind Gap
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Belvidere
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Appenzell ...

Looking for more information about Appenzell? 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 Appenzell, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Appenzell.

Adding Appenzell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Appenzell 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 Appenzell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

X2X - From that list, the Appenzell post office opened in 1883.

We also found Appenzell in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Appenzell.

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

The official website for Monroe County: www.co.monroe.pa.us/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Monroe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Appenzell - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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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