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Welcome to Stony Fork ...

Stony Fork is located in Tioga County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Stony Fork, you might consider that their post office opened in 1858.

A typical abbreviation for Stony Fork: Stony Frk.

Stony Fork is 1,400 feet [427 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Stony Fork ...

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

Communities near Stony Fork ...

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

  • Wellsboro
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Mansfield
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Blossburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Galeton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Westfield
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • New Bergen ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • New Bergen is located in Potter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bergen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
  • Knoxville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Liberty
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Liberty is located in Tioga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
  • Antrim
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Antrim is located in Tioga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antrim
  • Pine
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Pine is located in Tioga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stony Fork ...

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

Adding Stony Fork to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Stony Fork post office opened in 1858. The Stony Fork post office closed in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stony Fork.

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 Stony Fork - 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/