Welcome to Stonington ...
Stonington is located in Baca County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Stonington, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.
Stonington is 3,800 feet [1,158 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Stonington is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Stonington lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Stonington (for example, toward Hugoton (KS)), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
The area code for Stonington: (719)
Communities Also Named Stonington ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Stonington - they are located in Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan (2), Mississippi and Pennsylvania.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Stonington.
Communities near Stonington ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Stonington.
- Walsh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walsh have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walsh
- Walsh is located in Baca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 513 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walsh <4>
- Vilas
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vilas have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
- Vilas is located in Baca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vilas <4>
- Minneapolis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Minneapolis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneapolis
- Minneapolis is located in Baca County
- Two Buttes
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Buttes
- Two Buttes is located in Baca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Two Buttes <4>
- Manter
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manter have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manter
- Manter is located in Stanton County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manter <4>
- Richfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield
- Richfield is located in Morton County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- Springfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Springfield is located in Baca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,364 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <4>
- Campo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campo
- Campo is located in Baca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campo <4>
- Elkhart
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkhart have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhart
- Elkhart is located in Morton County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,727 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkhart <4>
- Platt City ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Platt City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platt City
- Platt City is located in Stanton County (KS)
- Platt City has also been known as:
- Platt
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 Stonington. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Stonington.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Stonington. 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 Stonington.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Stonington. See our Newspapers Page for Stonington.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stonington ...
Looking for more information about Stonington? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
In addition to the Tourism page for Stonington, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Stonington.
Adding Stonington to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Stonington 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 Stonington was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Stonington post office opened in 1888.
We also found Stonington in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Stonington.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Stonington. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Baca, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Stonington - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |