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We found twenty communities that are also named Stokes.
Within Arkansas, the name Stokes is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of twenty communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Conecuh County
This Stokes is located in Conecuh County and lies 401 miles [645.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Stokes that is located in Randolph County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Conecuh County community of Stokes.
Tuscaloosa County
This Stokes is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 295 miles [474.8 km] to the southeast of the Stokes that is located in Randolph County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Stokes.
Florida
Putnam County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Stokes [Putnam County].
Illinois
White County
This Stokes is located in White County and lies 185 miles [297.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Stokes that is located in Randolph County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the White County community of Stokes.
Kentucky
Russell County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Stokes [Russell County].
Mississippi
Coahoma County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Stokes [Coahoma County].
Madison County
This Stokes is located in Madison County and lies 262 miles [421.6 km]<1> to the south of the Stokes that is located in Randolph County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Stokes.
New York
Oneida County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Stokes [Oneida County].
North Carolina
Caswell County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Stokes [Caswell County].
Pitt County
This Stokes is located in Pitt County and lies 763 miles [1,227.9 km]<1> to the east of the Stokes that is located in Randolph County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pitt County community of Stokes.
Wilkes County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Stokes [Wilkes County].
Ohio
Warren County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Stokes [Warren County].
Oregon
Umatilla County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Stokes [Umatilla County].
South Carolina
Berkeley County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Stokes [Berkeley County].
Clarendon County
This Stokes is located in Clarendon County and lies 623 miles [1,002.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Stokes that is located in Randolph County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarendon County community of Stokes.
Colleton County
This Stokes is located in Colleton County and lies 625 miles [1,005.8 km] to the east southeast of the Stokes that is located in Randolph County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colleton County community of Stokes.
Hampton County
This Stokes is located in Hampton County and lies 611 miles [983.3 km] to the east southeast of the Stokes that is located in Randolph County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampton County community of Stokes.
Tennessee
Dyer County
This Stokes is located in Dyer County and lies 99 miles [159.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Stokes that is located in Randolph County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dyer County community of Stokes.
Virginia
Goochland County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Stokes [Goochland County].
Wisconsin
Door County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Stokes [Door County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stokes ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Stokes to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Stokes and extending to:
Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 134 miles [215.7 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Stokes to Little Rock, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 779 miles [1,253.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,578 miles [10,586.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,308 miles [11,761.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,185 miles [8,344.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Stokes) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>
If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Stokes could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>
We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Stokes, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>
While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<6>
The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Stokes to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Stokes. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3559, Longitude: -90.9343 In this case, the coordinates for Stokes have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.435 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.866 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.475 degrees.