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Welcome to Stoney Brook ...

Stoney Brook is located in Montgomery County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Stoney Brook: Stoney Brk.

Stoney Brook is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Stoney Brook: 301, 227 & 240<3>

Communities Also Named Stoney Brook ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Stoney Brook - they are located in North Carolina (2), Tennessee and Utah.

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

Websites for Stoney Brook ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.montgomerycountychamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Stoney Brook, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Stoney Brook ...

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

  • Arlington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Arlington is located in Arlington County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 207,627 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <4>
  • Alexandria
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Rockville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Gaithersburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • College Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Laurel
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Laurel is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,548 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <4>
  • Herndon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Herndon is located in Fairfax County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,573 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herndon <4>
  • Fairfax
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairfax is located in Fairfax City (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,429 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfax <4>
  • Greenbelt
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenbelt is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbelt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,229 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenbelt <4>
  • Hyattsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stoney Brook ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Montgomery, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Stoney Brook - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 301 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 227 or 240. New phone numbers in the Stoney Brook area will be assigned with one of these codes: 301, 227 or 240. As a result, placing a call in the Stoney Brook area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.