Welcome to Stein ...

Stein is located in Washington Parish<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Stein, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1912.

Stein is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Stein lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Stein: (985)

Communities Also Named Stein ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Stein - it's located in Utah.

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

Communities near Stein ...

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

• Bogalusa
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bogalusa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogalusa
  • Bogalusa is located in Washington Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,412 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bogalusa <4>
• Picayune
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Picayune have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picayune
  • Picayune is located in Pearl River County (MS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,886 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Picayune <4>
• Covington
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
  • Covington is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,560 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <4>
• Franklinton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinton
  • Franklinton is located in Washington Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,647 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklinton <4>
• Abita Springs
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abita Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abita Springs
  • Abita Springs is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,651 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abita Springs <4>
• Folsom
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Folsom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
  • Folsom is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 871 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Folsom <4>
• Sun
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
  • Sun is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun <4>
• Varnado
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Varnado have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varnado
  • Varnado is located in Washington Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Varnado <4>
• Lees Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
  • Lees Creek is located in Washington Parish
• Bush
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
  • Bush is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bush <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 Stein. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Stein.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stein ...

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

Adding Stein to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Stein 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 Stein was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Stein post office opened in 1912.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stein.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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