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)
  • East Stroudsburg is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Stroudsburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,085 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Stroudsburg <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to East Stroudsburg
  • From Appenzell to East Stroudsburg
• Nazareth
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Nazareth is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nazareth
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,688 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nazareth <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Nazareth
  • From Appenzell to Nazareth
• Stroudsburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Stroudsburg is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroudsburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,547 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stroudsburg <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Stroudsburg
  • From Appenzell to Stroudsburg
• Palmerton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Palmerton is located in Carbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,321 people
• Bangor
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Bangor is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
  • 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)
  • Pen Argyl is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pen Argyl
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pen Argyl <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pen Argyl
  • From Appenzell to Pen Argyl
• Mount Pocono
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Mount Pocono is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pocono
  • 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)
  • Bath is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
  • 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)
  • Wind Gap is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wind Gap
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,732 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wind Gap <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Wind Gap
  • From Appenzell to Wind Gap
• Belvidere
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Belvidere is located in Warren County (NJ)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,563 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Belvidere
  • From Appenzell to Belvidere

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 (so far) for Appenzell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Appenzell post office opened in 1883. The Appenzell post office closed in 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Appenzell.