Welcome to Stockton ...The village of Stockton is located in Jo Daviess County<1>. The pronunciation of Stockton: STAHK-tuhn<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Stockton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1853. When the people of Stockton refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Stocktonian<3> From the Census Estimates for 2019, Stockton has a population of 1,712 people<4> (see below for details). Stockton is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<5>. Time Zone: Stockton lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Codes for Stockton: 815 & 779<6> The ZIP code for Stockton: 61085<7> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Stockton had an population of 1,712 people. This is a decrease of 8.06% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 11.11% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Stockton had a population of 1,862 people (or 8.22% of the total population of Jo Daviess County). This makes Stockton the county's 2nd most populous community. The population of Stockton represents 0.01% of the population of Illinois (which has 12,830,632 people), making it the state's 511st most populous community. With a 2010 count of 1,862 people, the population of Stockton decreased 3.32% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,926 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Stockton. Communities Also Named Stockton ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 30 communities that are also named Stockton - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California (2), Delaware, Georgia (2), Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas, Manitoba, Maryland (3), Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Utah, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Stockton. Communities near Stockton ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Stockton.
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 Stockton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Stockton. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Stockton. 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 Stockton. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Stockton. Our list includes 6 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Stockton. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stockton ...Looking for more information about Stockton? 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 Stockton, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Stockton. Adding Stockton to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Stockton 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 Stockton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<9> For more details, see References and Mentions for Stockton. Footnotes ...
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