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Welcome to Stone Church ...

Stone Church is located in Northampton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Stone Church, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1831.

Stone Church is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Stone Church ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Stone Church - they are located in Georgia, Illinois, New Jersey and New York.

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

Communities near Stone Church ...

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

  • Easton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
    • Easton is located in Northampton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,364 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Easton <3>
  • Phillipsburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
    • Phillipsburg is located in Warren County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,238 people
  • East Stroudsburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Hackettstown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackettstown
    • Hackettstown is located in Warren County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,372 people
  • Wilson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
    • Wilson is located in Northampton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,784 people
  • Nazareth
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Stroudsburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Bangor
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bangor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
    • Bangor is located in Northampton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,210 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangor <3>
  • Pen Argyl
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Bath
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bath have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
    • Bath is located in Northampton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,756 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stone Church ...

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

Adding Stone Church to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Stone Church post office opened in 1831.

We also found Stone Church in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stone Church.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Northampton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Stone Church - 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>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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