Welcome to Stanton ...

Stanton is located in New Castle County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Stanton, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Stanton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1826.

Stanton is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Stanton lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Stanton: (302)

Communities Also Named Stanton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 32 communities that are also named Stanton - they are located in Alabama, Arizona (2), California, Florida, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas (5), Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska (2), New Jersey, North Dakota, Northwest Territories, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee, Texas and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Stanton ...

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

• Wilmington
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
  • Wilmington is located in New Castle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,376 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmington <4>
• Newark
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in New Castle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,849 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <4>
• Chester
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Chester is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <4>
• Middletown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Middletown is located in New Castle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,765 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <4>
• West Chester
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
  • West Chester is located in Chester County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,048 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Chester <4>
• Elkton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
  • Elkton is located in Cecil County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <4>
• Brookhaven
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
  • Brookhaven is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,053 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookhaven <4>
• Kennett Square
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennett Square
  • Kennett Square is located in Chester County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kennett Square <4>
• Media
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Media
  • Media is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,787 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Media <4>
• Oxford
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Oxford is located in Chester County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,594 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stanton ...

Looking for more information about Stanton? 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 Stanton, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Stanton.

Adding Stanton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Stanton post office opened in 1826.

We also found Stanton in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stanton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for New Castle County: www.co.new-castle.de.us/

The official website for State of Delaware: https://delaware.gov/