Welcome to Stanley ...

Stanley is located in Pike County<1>.

Stanley is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Stanley: 606

Communities Also Named Stanley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kentucky communities named Stanley: This one is located in Pike County and the other is located in Daviess County.

Beyond Kentucky, there are 43 communities that are also named Stanley - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana (2), Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota (2), Missouri (2), Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nova Scotia (3), Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Stanley ...

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

• Pikeville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pikeville is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,432 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pikeville <3>
• Prestonsburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Prestonsburg is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestonsburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,460 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prestonsburg <3>
• Williamson
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Williamson is located in Mingo County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,616 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamson <3>
• Elkhorn City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Elkhorn City is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkhorn City <3>
• Martin
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Martin is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martin <3>
• Wheelwright
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Wheelwright is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelwright
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
• Wayland
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Wayland is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
• Allen
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Allen is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
  • Allen has also been known as:
  • Beaver Creek Junction
  • Beaver Creek
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <3>
• Cedarville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Cedarville is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
• Betsy Layne
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Betsy Layne is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betsy Layne
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Betsy Layne <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 Stanley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Stanley.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stanley ...

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