Welcome to Stony Creek ...

Stony Creek is located in Oakland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Stony Creek, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1825.

A typical abbreviation for Stony Creek: Stony Crk. (or less commonly used: Stony Ck. or Stony Cr.)

Stony Creek is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The community of Stony Creek has also been called Stoney Creek Village. and Stoney Creek (and there are additional names). For more information about the names of Stony Creek, see The Names of Stony Creek on our Genealogy Page.

Communities Also Named Stony Creek ...

While we believe that this Stony Creek is located in Oakland County, we know of another 2 Michigan communities named Stony Creek. Those communities are located in the following counties: Monroe and Washtenaw County.

Beyond Michigan, there are 11 communities that are also named Stony Creek - they are located in Connecticut, Indiana, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania (3), Tennessee and Virginia.

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

Communities near Stony Creek ...

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

• Warren
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warren have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
• Sterling Heights
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sterling Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Heights
  • Sterling Heights is located in Macomb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 131,709 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sterling Heights <4>
• Troy
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Farmington Hills
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmington Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Royal Oak
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oak
  • Royal Oak is located in Oakland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,963 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Royal Oak <4>
• Pontiac
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
  • Pontiac is located in Oakland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,911 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pontiac <4>
• Saint Clair Shores
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair Shores
  • Saint Clair Shores is located in Macomb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,390 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Clair Shores <4>
• Roseville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
  • Roseville is located in Macomb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,535 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseville <4>
• Eastpointe
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastpointe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastpointe
  • Eastpointe is located in Macomb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,720 people
  • Former names for Eastpointe:
  • East Detroit
  • Half-Way
  • Halfway
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eastpointe <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 Stony Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Stony Creek.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stony Creek ...

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

Adding Stony Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Stony Creek post office opened in 1825.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stony Creek.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Oakland County: www.co.oakland.mi.us/

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