Welcome to Stony Lake ...

Stony Lake is located in Oceana County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Stony Lake, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1937.

A typical abbreviation for Stony Lake: Stony Lk.

Stony Lake is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Stony Lake is located in the (231) area code.

Communities near Stony Lake ...

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

• Whitehall
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
  • Whitehall is located in Muskegon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,863 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitehall <4>
• Montague
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montague have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
  • Montague is located in Muskegon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,365 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montague <4>
• Hart
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hart have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
  • Hart is located in Oceana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,089 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hart <4>
• Shelby
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
  • Shelby is located in Oceana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,043 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelby <4>
• Lakewood Club
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakewood Club have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Club
  • Lakewood Club is located in Muskegon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,292 people
• Pentwater
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentwater
  • Pentwater is located in Oceana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 858 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pentwater <4>
• Rothbury
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rothbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothbury
  • Rothbury is located in Oceana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rothbury <4>
• New Era
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Era have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
  • New Era is located in Oceana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 440 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Era <4>
• Mears
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mears have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mears
  • Mears is located in Oceana County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mears <4>
• Ferry
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry
  • Ferry is located in Oceana County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stony Lake ...

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

Adding Stony Lake to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Stony Lake post office opened in 1937.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stony Lake.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Oceana County: www.oceana.mi.us/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/