Welcome to Stinson ...

Stinson is located in Carter County<1>.

The location of Stinson has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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.<3>.

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

Stinson lies within the (606) area code.

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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Ashland is located in Boyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,070 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <4>
• Ironton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ironton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
  • Ironton is located in Lawrence County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,418 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ironton <4>
• Flatwoods
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flatwoods have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
  • Flatwoods is located in Greenup County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,056 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flatwoods <4>
• Grayson
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
  • Grayson is located in Carter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grayson <4>
• South Point
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Point
  • South Point is located in Lawrence County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,813 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Point <4>
• Russell
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
  • Russell is located in Greenup County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,207 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Russell <4>
• Kenova
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenova
  • Kenova is located in Wayne County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,943 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenova <4>
• Raceland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raceland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceland
  • Raceland is located in Greenup County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,338 people
• Coal Grove
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Grove
  • Coal Grove is located in Lawrence County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
• Catlettsburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlettsburg
  • Catlettsburg is located in Boyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,736 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Catlettsburg <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 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 for Stinson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

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

We also found Stinson on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1905).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stinson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/