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Welcome to Sonestown ...

Sonestown is located in Sullivan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sonestown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1854.

Sonestown is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Sonestown: 570 & 272<3>

The ZIP code for Sonestown: 17758<4>

Communities near Sonestown ...

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

  • Montoursville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montoursville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montoursville
    • Montoursville is located in Lycoming County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,393 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montoursville <6>
  • Muncy
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Muncy
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muncy came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muncy
    • Muncy is located in Lycoming County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,191 people
  • Millville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Benton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Dushore
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • New Albany
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Albany have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
    • New Albany is located in Bradford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Albany <6>
  • Laporte
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • New Columbus
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Columbus have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbus
    • New Columbus is located in Luzerne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
  • Stillwater
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sonestown ...

Looking for more information about Sonestown? 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 Sonestown, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Sonestown.

Adding Sonestown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sonestown 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 Sonestown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

X2X - From that list, the Sonestown post office opened in 1854.

We also found Sonestown in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sonestown.

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

The official website for Sullivan County: www.sullivancounty-pa.us/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Sullivan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sonestown - 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 570 code has been Overlayed with the 272 area code. New phone numbers in the Sonestown area will be assigned with one of these codes: 570 or 272. As a result, placing a call in the Sonestown area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Sonestown). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Sonestown or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<8>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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