Welcome to Stanley ...

Stanley is located in Plymouth County<1>.

Stanley is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Stanley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 43 communities that are also named Stanley - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Louisiana (2), Manitoba, Maryland, 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.

• Brockton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Brockton is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
• Quincy
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Quincy is located in Norfolk County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,421 people
• Plymouth
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Plymouth is located in Plymouth County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,654 people
• Weymouth
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,104 people
• Taunton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Taunton is located in Bristol County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 57,675 people
• Attleboro
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Attleboro is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,444 people
• Braintree
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Braintree is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braintree
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,074 people
• Randolph
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Randolph is located in Norfolk County
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  • Estimated population in 2019: 34,362 people
• Norwood
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Norwood is located in Norfolk County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,737 people
• North Attleboro
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • North Attleboro is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Attleboro
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,470 people

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.