Old Appleton, Missouri

Overview

• Location: Cape Girardeau County, Missouri
• Legal status: Village
• Population: 82 (Change since 1990: None)
• Founded: 1824 by John McLane and John Schultz
• Name origin: Apple Creek
• Previously known as: Apple Creek
• Alternate name: Appleton

Geography

• Located on US 61 at Apple Creek on the Perry County line
• Latitude: 37°35'36" N   (+37.5933)
• Longitude: 89°42'34" W   (-89.7095)
• Public Land Survey: T. 33 N., R. 12 E., Sec. 4
• Civil township: Apple Creek
• Land area: 0.12 square miles (78.8 acres)

As the crow flies, Old Appleton is...

• 1.5 miles S of Uniontown
• 2.6 miles SE of Apple Creek
• 4.1 miles NE of Arnsberg
• 4.3 miles NW of Shawneetown
• 5.3 miles NW of New Wells
• 5.6 miles SW of Brazeau
• 5.9 miles SW of Frohna
• 6.3 miles E of Friedheim
• 6.3 miles SE of Longtown
• 6.5 miles N of Oak Ridge
• 21.6 miles NW of Cape Girardeau
• 76.2 miles SE of St. Louis

History

Previous names

Prior to about 1859, the town was called Apple Creek (not to be confused with the other nearby hamlet of Apple Creek). For some reason, the town's name has flip-flopped between "Appleton" and "Old Appleton" over the years.

Timeline

1824

Apple Creek founded by John McLane and John Schultz

1829

First store opened by Kimmel & Taylor

ca. 1859

Name changed to Appleton

1874

Bridge built across Apple Creek

Demographics