Welcome to Stokley ...
Stokley is located in Pettis County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Stokley, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.
Stokley is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Stokley lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Stokley: 660
Communities Also Named Stokley ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Stokley - it's located in Alabama.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Stokley.
Communities near Stokley ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Stokley.
- Sedalia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Warrensburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Knob Noster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knob Noster have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Noster
- Knob Noster is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,799 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knob Noster <3>
- Concordia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concordia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
- Concordia is located in Lafayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,375 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Concordia <3>
- Sweet Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweet Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Springs
- Sweet Springs is located in Saline County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,415 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sweet Springs <3>
- La Monte
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Green Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Green Ridge is located in Pettis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
- Alma
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Alma is located in Lafayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 385 people
- Blackburn
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Emma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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 Stokley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Stokley.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Stokley. 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 Stokley.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Stokley. See our Newspapers Page for Stokley.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stokley ...
Looking for more information about Stokley? 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 Stokley, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Stokley.
Adding Stokley to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Stokley 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 Stokley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Stokley post office opened in 1884.
We also found Stokley in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Stokley.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Pettis, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Stokley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |