Welcome to Stark ...

Stark is located in Wayne County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Stark, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

Stark is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Stark ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Stark - they are located in Arizona, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota (2), Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Texas (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Stark ...

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

• Detroit
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
  • Detroit is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 665,369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Detroit <4>
• Windsor
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windsor <4>
• Warren
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warren have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
  • Warren is located in Macomb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 132,877 people
  • Warren has also been known as:
  • Cottageville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <4>
• Ann Arbor
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ann Arbor
  • Ann Arbor is located in Washtenaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 119,280 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ann Arbor <4>
• Dearborn
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearborn
  • Dearborn is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 93,367 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dearborn <4>
• Troy
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Troy is located in Oakland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 83,589 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <4>
• Westland
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
  • Westland is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,116 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westland <4>
• Farmington Hills
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmington Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington Hills
  • Farmington Hills is located in Oakland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmington Hills <4>
• Southfield
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southfield
  • Southfield is located in Oakland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,174 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southfield <4>
• Novi
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novi
  • Novi is located in Oakland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,852 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Novi <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 Stark. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Stark.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stark ...

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

Adding Stark to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Stark post office opened in 1879.

We also found Stark in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stark.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Wayne County: www.waynecounty.com/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/