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Welcome to Stobo ...

Stobo is located in Beaver County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Stobo, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Stobo is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Websites for Stobo ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.bcchamber.com/

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

Communities near Stobo ...

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

  • Franklin Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Franklin Park is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,883 people
  • East Liverpool
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Economy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Economy is located in Beaver County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,022 people
  • Aliquippa
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Beaver Falls
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bellevue
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Ellwood City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Ambridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • West View
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • McKees Rocks
    (16 miles [25.7 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 Stobo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Stobo.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stobo ...

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

Adding Stobo to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Stobo 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 (so far) for Stobo was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stobo.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Beaver, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Stobo - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.