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Welcome to Stone ...

Stone is located in Garrard County<1>.


We aren't confident of the location of Stone, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Stone, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Stone is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Stone lies within the (859) area code.

Communities Also Named Stone ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kentucky communities named Stone: This one is located in Garrard County and the other is located in Pike County.

Beyond Kentucky, there are 19 communities that are also named Stone - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois (2), Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Montana, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Stone ...

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

  • Richmond
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Nicholasville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Danville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Berea
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
    • Berea is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,287 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berea <4>
  • Harrodsburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrodsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrodsburg
    • Harrodsburg is located in Mercer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,544 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrodsburg <4>
  • Wilmore
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lancaster
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lancaster have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
    • Lancaster is located in Garrard County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,840 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <4>
  • Stanford
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Junction City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
    • Junction City is located in Boyle County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,338 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Junction City <4>
  • Burgin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stone ...

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

Adding Stone to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Stone 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 Stone was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Stone post office opened in 1890.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stone.

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Garrard, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Stone - 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>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.
<6>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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