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Welcome to Stonington ...The village of Stonington is located in Christian County<1>. The location of Stonington has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> The pronunciation of Stonington: STOHN-ing-tuhn<3> While we don't have a date for the founding of Stonington, you might consider that their post office opened in 1844. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Stonington has a population of 847 people<4> (see below for details). Stonington is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<5>. Time Zone: Stonington lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Stonington is within the boundaries of the (217) area code. The ZIP code for Stonington: 62567<6> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Stonington had an population of 847 people. This is a decrease of 9.12% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 11.77% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Stonington had a population of 932 people. This makes Stonington the county's 7th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 932 people, the population of Stonington decreased 2.92% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 960 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Stonington. Communities Also Named Stonington ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Stonington - they are located in Colorado, Connecticut, 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.
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.<8> We also found Stonington in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846). 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 Illinois: https://illinois.gov Footnotes ...
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