Appleton Arkansas Map

About Appleton, Arkansas

Appleton is a locality in Pope County, Arkansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 399. The population density is 29.9 people per km². Appleton is located at 35.4108°N, 92.8753°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 72823.

Appleton anchors itself in the verdant rise of the Arkansas landscape, where the persistent current of Poe Creek carves a quiet path through the earth. It lies 17.8 miles northeast of Russellville, AR (from Russellville, AR: bearing 55°T), and is situated 15.7 miles northeast of Pottsville. The land here breathes with the seasonal shift of hardwood forests, and the nearby canopy of the Ozark National Forest offers a deep, cooling shade that defines the local horizon. To the west, the silhouette of Dude Ridge provides a constant, rugged boundary against the sky, while the silver, still waters of West Fork Point Remove Creek Site Eight Reservoir hold the reflection of the clouds in a stillness that feels heavy with the promise of rain. In the late afternoon, the light filters through the trees in thin, golden needles, illuminating the dust motes that hang suspended in the humid, fragrant air.

Appleton emerged from the practical needs of those who worked the soil and timber, establishing a rhythm of life dictated by the slow turning of the harvest and the resilience of the forest. The economy remains rooted in these traditional labors, a quiet industry that sustains the people while Granny Hollow waits like a distant, shadowed memory six miles away. Life here moves with the deliberate pace of a pendulum, unburdened by the frantic pulse of larger centers, allowing the inhabitants to observe the subtle turning of the seasons with an attention that borders on reverence. It is a place where the history of the land is written in the labor of the hands that tend the fields and the endurance of the families who have long looked toward the ridge as a familiar, silent guardian.

About This Appleton Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Appleton, Arkansas. Coordinates: 35.410823, -92.875276. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Appleton includes the ZIP code (72823), telephone area code (479), county seat of Pope County (Russellville), and school district assignment (Hector School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.