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Welcome to Stough ...

Stough is located in Fayette County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Stough, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Stough is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Stough: (205) and (659)<4>

Communities near Stough ...

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

  • Winfield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Fayette
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Carbon Hill
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Berry
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry
    • Berry is located in Fayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,086 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berry <5>
  • Glen Allen
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Allen
    • Glen Allen is located in Fayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
  • Kennedy
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennedy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
    • Kennedy is located in Lamar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
  • Kansas
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
    • Kansas is located in Walker County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
  • Belk
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belk
    • Belk is located in Fayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
  • Gu - Win
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gu - Win
    • Gu - Win is located in Fayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
  • Eldridge
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stough ...

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

Adding Stough to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Stough 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 Stough was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Stough post office opened in 1889.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stough.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Fayette, 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 Stough - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (659) is an overlay for area code (205).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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