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Welcome to Stoner ...

Stoner is located in Montezuma County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Stoner, you might consider that their post office opened in 1917.

Stoner is 7,470 feet [2,277 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Stoner is about 1½ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Stoner lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Stoner: 970 & 748<3>

Communities Also Named Stoner ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Stoner - they are located in British Columbia and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Stoner ...

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

  • Mancos
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Mancos is located in Montezuma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mancos
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,398 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mancos <4>
  • Dolores
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Rico
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Rico is located in Dolores County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rico
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rico <4>
  • McPhee ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • McPhee is located in Montezuma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPhee
  • Dunton ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Dunton is located in Dolores County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunton
  • Arriola
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Arriola is located in Montezuma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arriola
  • Lewis
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Cortez
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cortez is located in Montezuma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortez
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,734 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cortez <4>
  • Yellow Jacket
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Ackmen ‑ Historic
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Ackmen is located in Montezuma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackmen

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stoner ...

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

Adding Stoner to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Stoner 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 (so far) for Stoner was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Stoner post office opened in 1917. The Stoner post office closed in 1954.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stoner.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Montezuma, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Stoner - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 970 code has been Overlayed with the 748 area code. New phone numbers in the Stoner area will be assigned with one of these codes: 970 or 748. As a result, placing a call in the Stoner area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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