Welcome to Stockdale ...

Stockdale is located in Talladega County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Stockdale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1904.

Stockdale is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Stockdale (for example, toward Ephesus (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Communities Also Named Stockdale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Stockdale - they are located in California, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Ontario (3), Pennsylvania and Texas.

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

Communities near Stockdale ...

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

• Oxford
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Oxford is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,216 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <4>
• Anniston
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anniston
  • Anniston is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,090 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anniston <4>
• Talladega
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talladega
  • Talladega is located in Talladega County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Talladega <4>
• Pell City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pell City
  • Pell City is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pell City <4>
• Lincoln
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
  • Lincoln is located in Talladega County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,979 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <4>
• Riverside
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
  • Riverside is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,376 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverside <4>
• Lineville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineville
  • Lineville is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,221 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lineville <4>
• Ashland
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Ashland is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
• Munford
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munford
  • Munford is located in Talladega County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 1,259 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Munford <4>
• Hobson City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobson City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobson City
  • Hobson City is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 749 people

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 Stockdale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Stockdale.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stockdale ...

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

Adding Stockdale to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Stockdale post office opened in 1904.

We also found Stockdale on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Alabama (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stockdale.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/