Welcome to Stanton ...

Stanton is located in Chilton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Stanton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

Stanton is 330 feet [101 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Stanton lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Stanton is within the (334) area code.

The ZIP code for Stanton: 36790<3>

Communities Also Named Stanton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 32 communities that are also named Stanton - they are located in 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, Pennsylvania (2), 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.

• Clanton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clanton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clanton
  • Clanton is located in Chilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,764 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clanton <5>
• Valley Grande
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Grande have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Grande
  • Valley Grande is located in Dallas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,468 people
• Jemison
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jemison
  • Jemison is located in Chilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,693 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jemison <5>
• Centreville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
  • Centreville is located in Bibb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,559 people
• Thorsby
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorsby
  • Thorsby is located in Chilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,074 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thorsby <5>
• Maplesville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplesville
  • Maplesville is located in Chilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 695 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maplesville <5>
• Billingsley
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billingsley
  • Billingsley is located in Autauga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Billingsley <5>
• Riderville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riderville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riderville
  • Riderville is located in Chilton County
• Plantersville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
  • Plantersville is located in Dallas County
• Vine Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vine Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Hill
  • Vine Hill is located in Autauga 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 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.<6>

From that list, the Stanton post office opened in 1883.

We also found Stanton in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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 Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/