Welcome to Stockdale ...

The city of Stockdale is located on the South Texas Plains.

Stockdale is located in Wilson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Stockdale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1871.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Stockdale has a population of 1,633 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Stockdale is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Stockdale: 830

The ZIP code for Stockdale: 78160<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Stockdale had an population of 1,633 people. This is an increase of 13.25% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 16.81% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Stockdale had a population of 1,442 people. This makes Stockdale the county's 3rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,442 people, the population of Stockdale increased 3.15% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,398 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Stockdale.

Communities Also Named Stockdale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Stockdale - they are located in Alabama, California, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Ontario (3) and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Stockdale ...

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

• Floresville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floresville
  • Floresville is located in Wilson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,144 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Floresville <5>
• Saint Hedwig
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Hedwig have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Hedwig
  • Saint Hedwig is located in Bexar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,529 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Hedwig <5>
• Nixon
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
  • Nixon is located in Gonzales County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,508 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nixon <5>
• Poth
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poth have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poth
  • Poth is located in Wilson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,332 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poth <5>
• La Vernia
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Vernia
  • La Vernia is located in Wilson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Vernia <5>
• Falls City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
  • Falls City is located in Karnes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 706 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falls City <5>
• New Berlin
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin
  • New Berlin is located in Guadalupe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 626 people
• Smiley
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiley
  • Smiley is located in Gonzales County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smiley <5>
• Alum
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum
  • Alum is located in Wilson County
• Denhawken
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denhawken
  • Denhawken is located in Wilson County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stockdale ...

Looking for more information about Stockdale? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Stockdale, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Stockdale.

Adding Stockdale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Stockdale 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 Stockdale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Stockdale post office opened in 1871.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stockdale.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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