Welcome to Stonington ...

Stonington is located in the western region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP).

Stonington is located in Houghton County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Stonington, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Stonington is 1,300 feet [396 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel south from Stonington (for example, toward Mineral Hills), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Stonington lies within the (906) area code.

Communities Also Named Stonington ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Michigan communities named Stonington: This one is located in Houghton County and the other is located in Delta County.

Beyond Michigan, there are 9 communities that are also named Stonington - they are located in Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Maryland, Mississippi and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Stonington ...

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

• Houghton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton
  • Houghton is located in Houghton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houghton <4>
• Hancock
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
  • Hancock is located in Houghton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hancock <4>
• Baraga
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baraga
  • Baraga is located in Baraga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,938 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baraga <4>
• South Range
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Range
  • South Range is located in Houghton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 718 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Range <4>
• Champion Mine
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion Mine
  • Champion Mine is located in Houghton County
• Lake Roland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Roland
  • Lake Roland is located in Houghton County
• Painesdale
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Painesdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painesdale
  • Painesdale is located in Houghton County
• Baltic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltic
  • Baltic is located in Houghton County
• Elo
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elo
  • Elo is located in Houghton County
• Atlantic Mine
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlantic Mine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic Mine
  • Atlantic Mine is located in Houghton County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stonington ...

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

Adding Stonington to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Stonington 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 Stonington was on a map titled Map of Michigan (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stonington.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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