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Do you know of Stonington ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Stonington. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Stonington.<1>

Our sources for Stonington (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Stonington other than they indicate that Stonington would be found somewhere in Greenup County, Kentucky.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1902 and closed  in 1933.

Communities Also Named Stonington ...

We found ten communities that share the name Stonington.

Within Kentucky, the name Stonington is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Baca County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Stonington [Baca County].
    • Connecticut
      • New London County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Connecticut community of Stonington [New London County].
    • Illinois
      • Christian County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Stonington [Christian County].
    • Indiana
      • Lawrence County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Stonington [Lawrence County].
    • Maine
      • Hancock County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Maine community of Stonington [Hancock County].
    • Maryland
      • Anne Arundel County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Stonington [Anne Arundel County].
    • Michigan
      • Delta County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Stonington [Delta County].
      • Houghton County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Stonington [Houghton County].
    • Mississippi
      • Jefferson County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Stonington [Jefferson County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Northumberland County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Stonington [Northumberland County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Stonington ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Stonington:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Rand McNally Map of Kentucky (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

More Orphans in  Greenup County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Greenup County.

AdvanceMalonton
Argentum 
AthaNonchalanta
 Nunley
Cheap 
ChinnvilleOliver
  
DownsPalmyra
 Pond Run
Euclid 
 Rice
FargoRiggs
 Riverton Junction
GreenslaitRiverton
 Rocky Branch
Hampshire 
Hood's RunSchultz
HoodsSimonton
HowlandSpriggs
HydrocarbonSpringville
  
Kenton FurnaceTaylor
KicoThree Mile
 Tongs
Laurel 
LittleYagers
Lowder 
 Zion
Mackoy 

Footnotes ...

<1>This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.
<2>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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