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Welcome to Appledale ...

Appledale is located in Douglas County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Appledale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1912.

Appledale is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Appledale lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Appledale: 509

Communities Also Named Appledale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Appledale - they are located in British Columbia and Utah.

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

Communities near Appledale ...

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

  • Wenatchee
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • East Wenatchee
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Quincy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Ephrata
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Rock Island
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • George
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Palisades
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palisades
    • Palisades is located in Douglas County
  • Malaga
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Appleyard
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleyard
    • Appleyard is located in Chelan County
  • East Wenatchee Bench
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Wenatchee Bench have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wenatchee Bench
    • East Wenatchee Bench is located in Douglas County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Appledale ...

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

Adding Appledale to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Appledale post office opened in 1912.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Appledale.

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

The official website for Douglas County: www.douglascountywa.net/

The official website for State of Washington: https://wa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Douglas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Appledale - 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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