Welcome to Stockholm ...

Stockholm is located in Edmonson County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Stockholm, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Stockholm is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Stockholm lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Stockholm (for example, toward Campbellsville), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Stockholm lies within the (270) area code.

Communities Also Named Stockholm ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Stockholm - they are located in Kansas, Maine, Minnesota, Montana, New Jersey, New York, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Texas and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Stockholm ...

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

• Leitchfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leitchfield
  • Leitchfield is located in Grayson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,819 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leitchfield <4>
• Cave City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave City
  • Cave City is located in Barren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,426 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cave City <4>
• Horse Cave
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Cave
  • Horse Cave is located in Hart County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,415 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horse Cave <4>
• Munfordville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Munfordville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munfordville
  • Munfordville is located in Hart County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,660 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Munfordville <4>
• Clarkson
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
  • Clarkson is located in Grayson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 887 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarkson <4>
• Brownsville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
  • Brownsville is located in Edmonson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 840 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownsville <4>
• Smiths Grove
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smiths Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Grove
  • Smiths Grove is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 817 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smiths Grove <4>
• Upton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
  • Upton is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 691 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upton <4>
• Park City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
  • Park City is located in Barren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Park City <4>
• Bonnieville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonnieville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnieville
  • Bonnieville is located in Hart County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonnieville <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 Stockholm. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Stockholm.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stockholm ...

Looking for more information about Stockholm? 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 Stockholm, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Stockholm.

Adding Stockholm to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Stockholm post office opened in 1882.

We also found Stockholm in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stockholm.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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