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Welcome to Stoakley ...

Stoakley is located in Calvert County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Stoakley, you might consider that their post office opened in 1911.

Stoakley is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Stoakley ...

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

  • Chesapeake Beach
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Leonardtown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • North Beach
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Upper Marlboro
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Eagle Harbor
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Eagle Harbor is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
  • Abington Shores
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Abington Shores is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington Shores
  • Angelica
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Angelica is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelica
  • Bowens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Bowens is located in Calvert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowens
  • Cedarhaven
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Cedarhaven is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarhaven
  • Huntingtown Town Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stoakley ...

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

Adding Stoakley to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Stoakley post office opened in 1911. The Stoakley post office closed in 1935.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stoakley.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Calvert, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Stoakley - 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/