Welcome to Stony Creek ...

Stony Creek is located in the Adirondacks.

Stony Creek is located in Warren County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Stony Creek, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1842.

A typical abbreviation for Stony Creek: Stony Crk. (or less commonly used: Stony Ck. or Stony Cr.)

Stony Creek is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Stony Creek is located in the (518) area code.

The ZIP code for Stony Creek: 12878<3>

Communities Also Named Stony Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Stony Creek - they are located in Connecticut, Indiana, Michigan (3), North Carolina, Pennsylvania (3), Tennessee and Virginia.

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

Communities near Stony Creek ...

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

• Glens Falls
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glens Falls
  • Glens Falls is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,167 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glens Falls <4>
• Hudson Falls
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Falls
  • Hudson Falls is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,988 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson Falls <4>
• South Glens Falls
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Glens Falls
  • South Glens Falls is located in Saratoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,617 people
• Corinth
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corinth have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
  • Corinth is located in Saratoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,435 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corinth <4>
• Northville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northville
  • Northville is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,057 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northville <4>
• Lake George
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake George have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake George
  • Lake George is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 918 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake George <4>
• Athol
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
  • Athol is located in Warren County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athol <4>
• Harrisburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Harrisburg is located in Warren County
• Hadley
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
  • Hadley is located in Saratoga County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hadley <4>
• Day Center
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Center
  • Day Center is located in Saratoga 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 Stony Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Stony Creek.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stony Creek ...

Looking for more information about Stony Creek? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Stony Creek, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Stony Creek.

Adding Stony Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Stony Creek post office opened in 1842.

We also found Stony Creek in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stony Creek.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Warren County: www.co.warren.ny.us/

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