Welcome to Stanleyville ...

Stanleyville is located in Washington County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Stanleyville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1878.

Stanleyville is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Stanleyville is within the boundaries of the (740) area code.

Communities Also Named Stanleyville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Stanleyville - they are located in Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina and Ontario.

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

Communities near Stanleyville ...

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

• Parkersburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkersburg
  • Parkersburg is located in Wood County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,009 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkersburg <4>
• Marietta
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
  • Marietta is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marietta <4>
• Vienna
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vienna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
  • Vienna is located in Wood County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,028 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vienna <4>
• Belpre
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belpre
  • Belpre is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,356 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belpre <4>
• Williamstown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
  • Williamstown is located in Wood County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,860 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamstown <4>
• Saint Marys
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Marys have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
  • Saint Marys is located in Pleasants County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,757 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Marys <4>
• Caldwell
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
  • Caldwell is located in Noble County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,639 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caldwell <4>
• Beverly
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beverly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
  • Beverly is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,336 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beverly <4>
• Matamoras
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matamoras have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matamoras
  • Matamoras is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
• Belmont
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belmont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
  • Belmont is located in Pleasants County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stanleyville ...

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

Adding Stanleyville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Stanleyville post office opened in 1878.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stanleyville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/