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Welcome to Stone City ...

Stone City is located in Jones County<1>.

Stone City was established in 1850.

Stone City is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Stone City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Stone City - they are located in Colorado, Kansas, Kentucky and Texas.

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

Communities near Stone City ...

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

  • Cedar Rapids
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Marion
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Hiawatha
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hiawatha have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiawatha
    • Hiawatha is located in Linn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,466 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hiawatha <3>
  • Anamosa
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anamosa have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anamosa
    • Anamosa is located in Jones County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,545 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anamosa <3>
  • Mount Vernon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Vernon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
    • Mount Vernon is located in Linn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,528 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <3>
  • Monticello
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
    • Monticello is located in Jones County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,873 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <3>
  • Robins
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robins have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robins
    • Robins is located in Linn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,570 people
  • Lisbon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lisbon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
    • Lisbon is located in Linn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,252 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lisbon <3>
  • Central City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Springville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stone City ...

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

Adding Stone City to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Stone City post office opened in 1874.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stone City.

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

The official website for Jones County: www.co.jones.ia.us/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Jones, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Stone City - 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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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




 

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