Welcome to Stone City ...
Stone City is located Stone City is located in Brazos County<1>. The location of Stone City has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Stone City, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892. Stone City is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Stone City lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Stone City is located in the (979) area code. Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Stone City - they are located in Colorado, Iowa, Kansas and Kentucky. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Stone City. We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Stone City. We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Stone City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Stone City. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Stone City. 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 City. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Stone City. See our Newspapers Page for Stone City. Looking for more information about Stone City? 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 City, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Stone City. We originally found mention of Stone City in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Stone City was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911). We also found Stone City in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Stone City post office opened in 1892.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Stone City.
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Stone City. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Brazos County: www.co.brazos.tx.us/ The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
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Footnotes ...
<1> If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Brazos, 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 Stone City - 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/