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Welcome to Stokesdale ...

Stokesdale is located in Tioga County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Stokesdale, you might consider that their post office opened in 1877.

Stokesdale is 1,180 feet [360 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Stokesdale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Stokesdale - it's located in North Carolina.

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

Communities near Stokesdale ...

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

  • Mansfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Elkland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Blossburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Galeton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Westfield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Tioga
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lawrenceville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Lawrenceville is located in Tioga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
  • Knoxville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Liberty
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Liberty is located in Tioga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
  • Roseville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Roseville is located in Tioga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 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 Stokesdale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Stokesdale.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stokesdale ...

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

Adding Stokesdale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Stokesdale 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 Stokesdale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Stokesdale post office opened in 1877. The Stokesdale post office closed in 1909.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stokesdale.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Tioga, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Stokesdale - 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.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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