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Welcome to Stinson ...

Stinson is located in Carter County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Stinson, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.

Stinson is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Stinson: 606

Communities Also Named Stinson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Stinson - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Missouri, Ontario, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Stinson ...

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

  • Ashland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Ironton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Ironton is located in Lawrence County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,418 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ironton <3>
  • Flatwoods
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Grayson
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • South Point
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Russell
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Kenova
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Kenova is located in Wayne County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenova
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,943 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenova <3>
  • Raceland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Raceland is located in Greenup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,338 people
  • Coal Grove
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Coal Grove is located in Lawrence County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Grove
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
  • Catlettsburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stinson ...

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

Adding Stinson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Stinson 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 Stinson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Stinson post office opened in 1894. The Stinson post office closed in 1933.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stinson.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Carter, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Stinson - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/