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Welcome to Stonington ...

Stonington is located in Jefferson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Stonington, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.

Stonington is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Stonington lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Stonington: 601 & 769<3>

Communities Also Named Stonington ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Stonington - they are located in Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan (2) 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.

  • Fayette
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Port Gibson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Saint Joseph
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Roxie
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Hamburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Hamburg is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
  • Rodney
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Rodney is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
  • Westside
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Westside is located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside
  • Selma
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Selma is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
  • Grand Gulf
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Grand Gulf is located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Gulf
  • Ingleside
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Ingleside is located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside

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 (so far) for Stonington was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Stonington post office opened in 1883. The Stonington post office closed in 1918.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stonington.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Stonington - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Stonington area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Stonington area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/