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Welcome to Stockport ...

Stockport is located in Delaware County<1>.


The location of Stockport has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Stockport, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Stockport is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Stockport lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Stockport is located in the (765) area code.

Communities Also Named Stockport ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Stockport - they are located in Iowa, Manitoba, New York (2), Ohio, Pennsylvania and Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Stockport.

Communities near Stockport ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Stockport.

  • Muncie
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muncie
    • Muncie is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,523 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muncie <4>
  • Anderson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Marion
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Yorktown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yorktown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
    • Yorktown is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,041 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yorktown <4>
  • Gas City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gas City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gas City
    • Gas City is located in Grant County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,698 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gas City <4>
  • Hartford City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Alexandria
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alexandria have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria
    • Alexandria is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,956 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexandria <4>
  • Upland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upland
    • Upland is located in Grant County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,706 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upland <4>
  • Fairmount
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Chesterfield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesterfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
    • Chesterfield is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,467 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesterfield <4>

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 Stockport. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Stockport.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Stockport. 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 Stockport.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Stockport. See our Newspapers Page for Stockport.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stockport ...

Looking for more information about Stockport? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Stockport, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Stockport.

Adding Stockport to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Stockport 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 Stockport was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Stockport post office opened in 1892.

We also found Stockport on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stockport.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Stockport. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Delaware County: www.co.delaware.in.us/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Delaware, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Stockport - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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