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Welcome to Stony Creek ...

Stony Creek is located in LaGrange County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Stony Creek: Stony Crk. (or less commonly used: Stony Ck. or Stony Cr.)

Stony Creek is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Stony Creek lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Stony Creek (for example, toward Hamlet), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Stony Creek: 260

Communities Also Named Stony Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Stony Creek - they are located in Connecticut, Michigan (3), New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania (3), Tennessee and Virginia.

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

Communities near Stony Creek ...

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

  • Elkhart
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Goshen
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goshen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
    • Goshen is located in Elkhart County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,168 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goshen <3>
  • Nappanee
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Ligonier
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ligonier have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ligonier
    • Ligonier is located in Noble County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,411 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ligonier <3>
  • Middlebury
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Syracuse
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • LaGrange
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for LaGrange have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaGrange
    • LaGrange is located in LaGrange County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,802 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaGrange <3>
  • Albion
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Wakarusa
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Bristol
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stony Creek ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including LaGrange, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Stony Creek - 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.