Welcome to Stony Creek ...

Stony Creek is located in Monroe County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Stony Creek, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1840.

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

Stony Creek is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Stony Creek is within the (734) area code.

Communities Also Named Stony Creek ...

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

• Taylor
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
  • Taylor is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,576 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <4>
• Southgate
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southgate have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate
  • Southgate is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,135 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southgate <4>
• Wyandotte
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandotte
  • Wyandotte is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,707 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyandotte <4>
• Romulus
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Romulus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romulus
  • Romulus is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,528 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Romulus <4>
• Amherstburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherstburg
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amherstburg <4>
• Monroe
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
  • Monroe is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,327 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <4>
• Trenton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
  • Trenton is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,031 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trenton <4>
• Woodhaven
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodhaven
  • Woodhaven is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodhaven <4>
• Riverview
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
  • Riverview is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,968 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverview <4>
• Flat Rock
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
  • Flat Rock is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,959 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flat Rock <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 1840.

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

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 Monroe County: www.co.monroe.mi.us/

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