Welcome to Stono ...

Stono is located in Charleston County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Stono, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Stono is near sea level<3>.

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

Stono is located in the (843) area code.

Communities Also Named Stono ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two South Carolina communities named Stono: This one is located in Charleston County and the other is located in Berkeley County.

Beyond South Carolina, there are 3 communities that are also named Stono - they are located in Georgia and Missouri.

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

Communities near Stono ...

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

• Charleston
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
  • Charleston is located in Charleston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 139,714 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charleston <4>
• North Charleston
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Charleston
  • North Charleston is located in Charleston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 118,752 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Charleston <4>
• Mount Pleasant
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Charleston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 92,799 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <4>
• Goose Creek
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Creek
  • Goose Creek is located in Berkeley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,972 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goose Creek <4>
• Hanahan
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanahan
  • Hanahan is located in Berkeley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,280 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanahan <4>
• Hollywood
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
  • Hollywood is located in Charleston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,268 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollywood <4>
• Isle-of-Palms
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle-of-Palms
  • Isle-of-Palms is located in Charleston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,371 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Isle-of-Palms <4>
• Ravenel
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenel
  • Ravenel is located in Charleston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,768 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravenel <4>
• Folly Beach
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folly Beach
  • Folly Beach is located in Charleston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,682 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Folly Beach <4>
• Sullivan's Island
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan's Island
  • Sullivan's Island is located in Charleston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,938 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sullivan's Island <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 Stono. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Stono.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stono ...

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

Adding Stono to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Stono post office opened in 1882.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stono.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Charleston County: www.charlestoncounty.org/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/