Welcome to Stokes ...

Stokes is located in Dyer County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Stokes, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

Stokes is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Stokes lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Stokes is located in the (731) area code.

Websites for Stokes ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.ddcc.dyercountychamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Stokes, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Stokes ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 20 communities that are also named Stokes - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Mississippi (2), New York, North Carolina (3), Ohio, Oregon, South Carolina (4), Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Stokes ...

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

• Mengelwood
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mengelwood
  • Mengelwood is located in Dyer County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 656,861 people
• Dyersburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyersburg
  • Dyersburg is located in Dyer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,082 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dyersburg <4>
• Humboldt
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Humboldt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
  • Humboldt is located in Gibson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,126 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Humboldt <4>
• Churchton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Churchton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchton
  • Churchton is located in Dyer County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 6,752 people
• Trenton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
  • Trenton is located in Gibson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,147 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trenton <4>
• Newbern
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
  • Newbern is located in Dyer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,230 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newbern <4>
• Bells
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells
  • Bells is located in Crockett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,435 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bells <4>
• Alamo
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
  • Alamo is located in Crockett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,260 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alamo <4>
• Dyer
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
  • Dyer is located in Gibson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dyer <4>
• Halls
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls
  • Halls is located in Lauderdale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,041 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halls <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 Stokes. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Stokes.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stokes ...

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

Adding Stokes to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Stokes post office opened in 1872.

We also found Stokes in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stokes.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/