Welcome to Stanton ...

Stanton is located in Jefferson County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Stanton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1862.

Stanton is 1,580 feet [482 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Stanton is within the (814) area code.

Communities Also Named Stanton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Stanton: This one is located in Jefferson County and the other is located in Luzerne County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 32 communities that are also named Stanton - they are located in Alabama, Arizona (2), California, Delaware, Florida, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas (5), Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska (2), New Jersey, North Dakota, Northwest Territories, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Stanton ...

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

• DuBois
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DuBois
  • DuBois is located in Clearfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,287 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for DuBois <4>
• Clarion
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarion
  • Clarion is located in Clarion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,693 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarion <4>
• Punxsutawney
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Punxsutawney
  • Punxsutawney is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Punxsutawney <4>
• Brookville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
  • Brookville is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,762 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookville <4>
• Reynoldsville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
  • Reynoldsville is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,625 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reynoldsville <4>
• Brockway
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brockway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockway
  • Brockway is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,020 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brockway <4>
• Sykesville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sykesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sykesville
  • Sykesville is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,107 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sykesville <4>
• Falls Creek
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falls Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Creek
  • Falls Creek is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 994 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falls Creek <4>
• New Bethlehem
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethlehem
  • New Bethlehem is located in Clarion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Bethlehem <4>
• Sligo
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sligo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
  • Sligo is located in Clarion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 663 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sligo <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 Stanton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Stanton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stanton ...

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

Adding Stanton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Stanton post office opened in 1862.

We also found Stanton in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stanton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/