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Welcome to Stony River ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Stony River, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1935.

A typical abbreviation for Stony River: Stony Riv.

Stony River is 240 feet [73 m] above sea level.<1>.

Time Zone: Stony River lies in the Alaskan Time Zone (AKST/AKDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Stony River: 907

Communities Also Named Stony River ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Stony River - it's located in West Virginia.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stony River ...

Looking for more information about Stony River? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Stony River, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Stony River.

Adding Stony River to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Stony River 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 River was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

From that list, the Stony River post office opened in 1935.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Stony River - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/