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Welcome to Stennett ...

Stennett is located in Montgomery County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Stennett, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

Stennett is 1,140 feet [347 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Stennett: 712

Communities near Stennett ...

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

  • Red Oak
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Oakland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
    • Oakland is located in Pottawattamie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,491 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakland <3>
  • Villisca
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Griswold
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Carson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
    • Carson is located in Pottawattamie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 813 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carson <3>
  • Essex
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Essex have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
    • Essex is located in Page County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 737 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Essex <3>
  • Stanton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Emerson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lewis
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Elliott
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elliott have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
    • Elliott is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elliott <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stennett ...

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

Adding Stennett to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Stennett post office opened in 1880.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stennett.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Montgomery, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Stennett - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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