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Old Appleton Missouri Map

Explore Old Appleton, Missouri, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Old Appleton, Missouri

How to Use This Old Appleton, Missouri Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Old Appleton, Missouri. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Missouri or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Old Appleton.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Old Appleton
State	Missouri (MO)
County	Cape Girardeau County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	37.597273
Longitude	-89.712878
Population	73
Density	232.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	63770
Area Code	816
County Seat	Jackson
School District	Oak Ridge R-VI School District

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About Old Appleton, Missouri

Old Appleton is a locality in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 73. The population density is 232.9 people per km². Old Appleton is located at 37.5973°N, 89.7129°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Old Appleton is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 63770.

Old Appleton reveals its character through the steady, persistent movement of Apple Creek as it carves a path through the limestone-heavy soil of the Missouri landscape. It lies 15.1 miles north of Jackson, MO (from Jackson, MO: bearing 350°T), and is situated 11.9 miles southeast of Perryville. Sunlight strikes the water in fractured, silver slivers, illuminating the transition where the dense, dark woodland meets the encroaching clearings of the valley floor. To the west, the distant rise of the Birmingham Hills creates a jagged, permanent inkblot against the horizon, anchoring the wide sky above the fields. The air here holds a particular weight, smelling of damp earth and the cooling limestone, a scent that seems to deepen as the evening shadows stretch across the grass.

Industry in Old Appleton long ago shifted from the bustling energy of early mills to a quieter, agrarian endurance that defines the day-to-day existence of its residents. The echoes of a German heritage remain in the sturdy, unadorned architecture that lines the lanes, reflecting a pragmatism born from generations of working the surrounding soil. While the silence of the countryside is occasionally broken by the passage of a truck or the rustle of wind through the trees, the pace remains tethered to the natural cycles of the season rather than the frantic ticking of a clock. Beyond the immediate boundaries, the terrain dips toward Bedwell Hollow or shifts toward the quiet expanses of the Apple Creek Conservation Area, where the land persists in its rugged, quiet beauty. The people of Old Appleton move with an observant stillness, acknowledging the changing light and the rhythm of a place that prefers the long memory of the earth to the fleeting trends of the modern world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Apple Creek Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.3 mi, 118° SE
Maintz Wildlife Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 8.3 mi, 210° SW
Middle Mississippi River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 10.8 mi, 019° N · 16k acres
Middle Mississippi Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 11.0 mi, 103° E · 3,877 acres
Old Plantation Access (State Recreation Area) — 11.3 mi, 221° SW
Perry Park Center (Cinema) — 11.7 mi, 319° NW
Shawnee National Forest (National Forest) — 12.1 mi, 065° NE · 274k acres
Trail Of Tears State Park (State Park) — 13.9 mi, 128° SE
Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 14.3 mi, 321° NW
Larue-Pine Hills National Natural Landmark (National Monument) — 14.3 mi, 096° E · 1,959 acres
La Rue-Pine Hills Scenic Area (National Scenic Byway) — 14.3 mi, 096° E
Inspiration Point (Viewpoint) — 15.0 mi, 093° E
Clear Springs Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 15.0 mi, 092° E · 4,739 acres
La Rue Swamp Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 15.5 mi, 107° E
Wolf Lake Memorial Garden (Monument) — 16.3 mi, 113° SE
Bald Knob Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 17.2 mi, 098° E · 5,830 acres
Shawnee Veterans Memorial Wall (Monument) — 17.5 mi, 115° SE
Little Grand Canyon (Nature Reserve) — 18.3 mi, 072° E
Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center (Attraction) — 18.8 mi, 159° S
Pomona Natural Bridge (Attraction) — 20.5 mi, 080° E
Pyroglyphics (Public Artwork) — 21.1 mi, 011° N
Alto Clay Works (Attraction) — 21.5 mi, 094° E
Shawnee Cave Amphitheater (Theatre) — 21.8 mi, 080° E
Miranda's Loom Fine Craft Studio & Gallery (Gallery) — 23.6 mi, 061° NE
(former Site) Terrace Inn (Historic Ruins) — 24.7 mi, 160° S
Cobden Museum (Museum) — 25.5 mi, 100° E
McLeod Theatre (Theatre) — 27.9 mi, 073° E
Sharp Museum (Museum) — 28.2 mi, 073° E
The Carbondale Depot Museum (Museum) — 28.6 mi, 072° E
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 30.2 mi, 090° E · 91k acres

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