Welcome to Stonetown ...

Stonetown is located in Berks County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Stonetown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1897.

Stonetown is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Stonetown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Stonetown - it's located in New Jersey.

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

Communities near Stonetown ...

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

• Reading
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
  • Reading is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 88,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reading <4>
• Pottstown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottstown
  • Pottstown is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,580 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pottstown <4>
• Wyomissing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyomissing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyomissing
  • Wyomissing is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,605 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyomissing <4>
• New Holland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
  • New Holland is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,547 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Holland <4>
• Shillington
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shillington
  • Shillington is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shillington <4>
• Kutztown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kutztown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kutztown
  • Kutztown is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,070 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kutztown <4>
• Royersford
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royersford
  • Royersford is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,746 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Royersford <4>
• Hamburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
  • Hamburg is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,445 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamburg <4>
• West Reading
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Reading have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Reading
  • West Reading is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,294 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Reading <4>
• Sinking Spring
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinking Spring
  • Sinking Spring is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,095 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sinking Spring <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 Stonetown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Stonetown.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stonetown ...

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

Adding Stonetown to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Stonetown post office opened in 1897.

We also found Stonetown on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stonetown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Berks County: www.co.berks.pa.us/

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