Welcome to Stony Island ...

Stony Island is located in Cook County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Stony Island, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Stony Island: Stony Is. (in Canada, 'Isld.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Stony Island is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Stony Island (for example, toward New Carlisle (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Communities Also Named Stony Island ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Stony Island - it's located in Michigan.

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

Communities near Stony Island ...

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

• Chicago
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicago
  • Chicago is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,677,643 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chicago <4>
• Cicero
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cicero have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicero
  • Cicero is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 79,727 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cicero <4>
• Hammond
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
  • Hammond is located in Lake County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 75,342 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammond <4>
• Gary
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
  • Gary is located in Lake County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,693 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gary <4>
• Orland Park
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orland Park
  • Orland Park is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 57,347 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orland Park <4>
• Tinley Park
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tinley Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinley Park
  • Tinley Park is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 55,221 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tinley Park <4>
• Oak Lawn
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Lawn have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lawn
  • Oak Lawn is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,376 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Lawn <4>
• Berwyn
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
  • Berwyn is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,701 people
• Oak Park
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
  • Oak Park is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,852 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Park <4>
• Calumet City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet City
  • Calumet City is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,514 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calumet City <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 Stony Island. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Stony Island.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stony Island ...

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

Adding Stony Island to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Stony Island 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 Stony Island was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stony Island.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Cook County: www.co.cook.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov