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Welcome to Appleton ...

Appleton is located in Klickitat County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Appleton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1910.

Appleton is 2,310 feet [704 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Appleton is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

The telephone area code for Appleton: (509)

The ZIP code for Appleton: 98602<3>

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, Newfoundland and Labrador, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina (2), Tennessee 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.

  • The Dalles
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • City of The Dalles
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for City of The Dalles came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City of The Dalles
    • City of The Dalles is located in Wasco County (OR)
  • Hood River
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • White Salmon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bingen
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mosier
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosier
    • Mosier is located in Wasco County (OR)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mosier <4>
  • Klickitat
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Lyle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Wahkiacus
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahkiacus
    • Wahkiacus is located in Klickitat County
  • Rowena
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)

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

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

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

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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Appleton, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Appleton.

Adding Appleton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Appleton 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 Appleton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Appleton post office opened in 1910.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Appleton.

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

The official website for Klickitat County: www.klickitatcounty.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Klickitat, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Appleton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Appleton). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Appleton or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<6>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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