Appleton, Arkansas
When the first Post Office was established, June 12, 1879, in a Drug Store, the first business in present Appleton, there was an apple orchard surrounding it. So when a name for the Post Office came up, it was suggested that it be called Appleton, from the Apple Trees. Therefore Appleton came into existence."In 1856, a group decided to organize a church close to a spring which is in Appleton, and called the church, Sulpher Springs Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Appleton, as a town was still non-existent. No one knows what year it was, but a drug store was the first store to open in the Sulpher Springs area. This store may have housed the first Post Office which was established, June 12, 1879. Several stories about the name Appleton have been told. One is, that the first store was built in the apple orchard of Reuben Rankin. Both of these may be correct as the Post Office may have been in the drug store. It is said the Post office Department, in looking for a name, suggested this one because of the good quality of apples that grew in the orchard. "
Note: Courier-Democrat Centennial Ed., 1936. Also J.B. Lemley, Pope County Historical Quarterly, June 1971.
Article written by J.B. Lemley in History of Pope County, Arkansas vol. 1
Boiling Springs, Arkansas
Boiling Springs was named by Rev. Maylon Bewley, who established a Methodist Church there in 1832, because water seemed to just boil out of the ground for no apparent reason and created a pretty good size branch. Note: Methodist Centennial"One of the first settlements in Pope County was the Boiling Springs community which was located about a mile west of where the city of Hector now stands. A large camp meeting was held at Boiling Springs in the early 1830's. As an outgrowth of this meeting, the first Methodist church in Pope County was established by Rev. Mahlon Bewley and his four preacher sons: John M., Robert S., George W., and Nelson R. The church was organized and a log building erected in 1832. Rev. Bewley is also credited with naming Boiling Springs. The name was given because the water seemed to just boil up out of the ground for no apparent reason and created a pretty good size branch. Boiling Springs is also called Boiling Springs Campground and by some simply Campground." Article written by J.B. Lemley in History of Pope County, Arkansas vol. 1
