Welcome to Stonebank ...
Stonebank is located in Waukesha County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Stonebank, you might consider that their post office opened in 1858.
Stonebank is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Stonebank lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near Stonebank ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Stonebank.
- Waukesha
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukesha
- Waukesha is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72,376 people
- Wauwatosa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east) - New Berlin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin
- New Berlin is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,812 people
- Brookfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Brookfield is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,164 people
- Menomonee Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menomonee Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menomonee Falls
- Menomonee Falls is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38,243 people
- Watertown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
- Watertown is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,370 people
- Germantown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Germantown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Germantown is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,057 people
- Oconomowoc
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oconomowoc have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconomowoc
- Oconomowoc is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,160 people
- Hartford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Hartford is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,675 people
- Pewaukee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
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 Stonebank. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Stonebank.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Stonebank. 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 Stonebank.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Stonebank. See our Newspapers Page for Stonebank.
Adding Stonebank to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Stonebank 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 Stonebank was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>
From that list, the Stonebank post office opened in 1858.
We also found Stonebank in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Stonebank.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Stonebank. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Waukesha County: www.waukeshacounty.gov/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Waukesha, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Stonebank - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |