Welcome to Stark ...

Stark is located in Saint Lawrence County<1>.

The location of Stark has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Stark, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Stark is 1,280 feet [390 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Stark is within the (315) area code.

Communities Also Named Stark ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Stark - they are located in Arizona, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota (2), Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, Ohio, Texas (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Stark ...

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

• Potsdam
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potsdam
  • Potsdam is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,796 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Potsdam <4>
• South Colton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Colton
  • South Colton is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Colton <4>
• Colton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colton
  • Colton is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colton <4>
• Sevey
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sevey
  • Sevey is located in Saint Lawrence County
• Parishville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parishville
  • Parishville is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parishville <4>
• Pierrepont
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierrepont
  • Pierrepont is located in Saint Lawrence County
• Willisville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willisville
  • Willisville is located in Saint Lawrence County
• Parishville Center
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parishville Center
  • Parishville Center is located in Saint Lawrence County
• West Parishville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Parishville
  • West Parishville is located in Saint Lawrence County
• Clare
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clare have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clare
  • Clare is located in Saint Lawrence County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stark ...

Looking for more information about Stark? 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 Stark, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Stark.

Adding Stark to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Stark 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 Stark was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Stark post office opened in 1884.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stark.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Stark. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Saint Lawrence County: www.co.st-lawrence.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/