Welcome to Stone Church ...

Stone Church is located in Washington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Stone Church, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

Stone Church is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Stone Church is located in the (618) area code.

Communities Also Named Stone Church ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Stone Church - they are located in Georgia, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Stone Church ...

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

• Mascoutah
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascoutah
  • Mascoutah is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,076 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mascoutah <3>
• Breese
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breese
  • Breese is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,538 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Breese <3>
• Freeburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
  • Freeburg is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,223 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeburg <3>
• Sparta
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparta have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
  • Sparta is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <3>
• New Baden
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Baden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baden
  • New Baden is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,205 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Baden <3>
• Nashville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nashville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
  • Nashville is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,984 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashville <3>
• Trenton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
  • Trenton is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,566 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trenton <3>
• Aviston
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aviston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aviston
  • Aviston is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,156 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aviston <3>
• New Athens
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Athens
  • New Athens is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,865 people
• Marissa
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marissa
  • Marissa is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,785 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marissa <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 Stone Church. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Stone Church.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stone Church ...

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

Adding Stone Church to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Stone Church post office opened in 1874.

We also found Stone Church on a map titled Rand McNally Map (1881).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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