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Welcome to Stonington ...

Stonington is located in Baca County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Stonington, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.

Stonington is 3,800 feet [1,158 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Stonington is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel east from Stonington (for example, toward Hugoton (KS)), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Stonington: 719

The ZIP code for Stonington: 81075<3>

Communities Also Named Stonington ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Stonington - they are located in Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan (2), Mississippi and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Stonington ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stonington ...

Looking for more information about Stonington? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Stonington, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Stonington.

Adding Stonington to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Stonington post office opened in 1888.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stonington.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Baca, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Stonington - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Stonington). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Stonington or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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/