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Welcome to Stockville ...

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

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


Stockville would have been located within present day White Pine County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Stockville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1896.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Stockville is 6,000 feet [1,829 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Stockville is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Stockville was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Stockville was located: 775

Communities Also Named Stockville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Stockville - they are located in Nebraska and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Stockville ...

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

  • Preston ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Preston is located in White Pine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
  • Willow Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Willow Grove is located in White Pine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
  • Lund
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Gold Point ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Gold Point is located in Nye County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Point
  • Copper Flat
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Copper Flat is located in White Pine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Flat
  • Eberhardt ‑ Historic
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Eberhardt is located in White Pine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eberhardt
  • Green Springs ‑ Historic
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Green Springs is located in White Pine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
  • Ruth
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Allred ‑ Historic
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Allred is located in Nye County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allred
  • Ely
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Ely is located in White Pine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,014 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ely <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 Stockville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Stockville.

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

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

Adding Stockville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Stockville in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Stockville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Stockville post office opened in 1896. The Stockville post office closed in 1899.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stockville.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Stockville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including White Pine, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Stockville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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/