Welcome to Aplin ...
So far, we found very little information about Aplin. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Aplin to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Aplin, please Contact Us.
Aplin would have been located within present day Jackson County<2>.
The location of Aplin has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Aplin, you might consider that their post office opened in 1905.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Aplin is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Aplin was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Aplin was located: 304 & 681<5>
Communities Also Named Aplin ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Aplin - it's located in Arkansas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Aplin.
Communities near Aplin ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Aplin.
- Ravenswood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
- Ravenswood is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,616 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravenswood <6>
- Ripley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Ripley is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,139 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ripley <6>
- Spencer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Spencer is located in Roane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,989 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <6>
- Reedy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Leon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Leon is located in Mason County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Flint Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
- Flint Town is located in Roane County
- Fairplain
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Hereford
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Fletcher
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Kenna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenna
- Kenna is located in Jackson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenna <6>
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 Aplin. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Aplin.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Aplin. 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 Aplin.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Aplin. See our Newspapers Page for Aplin.
Adding Aplin to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Aplin 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 Aplin was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Aplin post office opened in 1905.
We also found Aplin on a map titled Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Aplin.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Aplin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Aplin - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Aplin area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Aplin area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |