Welcome to Stony Ford ...

Stony Ford is located in Orange County<1>.

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While we don't have a date for the founding of Stony Ford, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.

A typical abbreviation for Stony Ford: Stony Frd.

Stony Ford is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Stony Ford: 845 & 329<3>

Websites for Stony Ford ...

Chamber of Commerce: www.orangeny.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Stony Ford, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Stony Ford ...

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

Palm Tree
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
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- Palm Tree is located in Orange County
Kiryas Joel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiryas Joel
- Kiryas Joel is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,953 people
Middletown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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- Middletown is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,023 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <4>
Newburgh
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
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- Newburgh is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,902 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newburgh <4>
Beacon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
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- Beacon is located in Dutchess County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,930 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beacon <4>
Woodbury
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woodbury. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Woodbury is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,058 people
Monroe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Monroe is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,558 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <4>
Warwick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
- Warwick is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,711 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warwick <4>
Walden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walden have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden
- Walden is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,620 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walden <4>
Washingtonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washingtonville
- Washingtonville is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,730 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washingtonville <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 Stony Ford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Stony Ford.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stony Ford ...

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

Adding Stony Ford to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Stony Ford 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 Ford was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Stony Ford post office opened in 1882.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Orange County: www.co.orange.ny.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Orange, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Stony Ford - 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 845 code has been Overlayed with the 329 area code. New phone numbers in the Stony Ford area will be assigned with one of these codes: 845 or 329. As a result, placing a call in the Stony Ford 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>	An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>	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.
<7>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/