Welcome to Stovertown ...

Stovertown is located in Muskingum County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Stovertown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1850.

Stovertown is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Stovertown is within the (740) area code.

Communities near Stovertown ...

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

• Zanesville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zanesville
  • Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,193 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zanesville <4>
• New Lexington
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
  • New Lexington is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,671 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Lexington <4>
• Crooksville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crooksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooksville
  • Crooksville is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,476 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crooksville <4>
• New Concord
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Concord have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Concord
  • New Concord is located in Muskingum County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,165 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Concord <4>
• South Zanesville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Zanesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Zanesville
  • South Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,095 people
• Roseville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
  • Roseville is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,833 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseville <4>
• McConnelsville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McConnelsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnelsville
  • McConnelsville is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,720 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McConnelsville <4>
• Dresden
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden
  • Dresden is located in Muskingum County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,688 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dresden <4>
• Somerset
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
  • Somerset is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,157 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somerset <4>
• Junction City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
  • Junction City is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 802 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Junction City <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 Stovertown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Stovertown.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stovertown ...

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

Adding Stovertown to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Stovertown post office opened in 1850.

We also found Stovertown in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stovertown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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