Welcome to Stockbridge ...

So far, we found very little information about Stockbridge. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Stockbridge to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Stockbridge, please Contact Us.

Stockbridge would have been located within present day Buchanan County<2>.

The location of Stockbridge has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Stockbridge, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Stockbridge is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Stockbridge was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Stockbridge once stood is in the (816) area code.

Communities Also Named Stockbridge ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Stockbridge - they are located in Georgia, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York, Vermont and Wisconsin (2).

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

Communities near Stockbridge ...

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

• Saint Joseph
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
  • Saint Joseph is located in Buchanan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,074 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Joseph <5>
• Savannah
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savannah
  • Savannah is located in Andrew County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,168 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savannah <5>
• Country Club
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Country Club have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club
  • Country Club is located in Andrew County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,530 people
• Plattsburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plattsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
  • Plattsburg is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,242 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plattsburg <5>
• Gower
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gower
  • Gower is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,453 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gower <5>
• Wathena
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wathena
  • Wathena is located in Doniphan County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,272 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wathena <5>
• Elwood
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
  • Elwood is located in Doniphan County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,176 people
• Maysville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maysville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
  • Maysville is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,073 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maysville <5>
• Stewartsville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stewartsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartsville
  • Stewartsville is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 729 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stewartsville <5>
• Agency
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agency
  • Agency is located in Buchanan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 651 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Agency <5>

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

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

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

Adding Stockbridge to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Stockbridge 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 Stockbridge was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Stockbridge post office opened in 1887.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stockbridge.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Buchanan County: www.co.buchanan.mo.us/

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/