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Welcome to Stemphleytown ...

Stemphleytown is located in Rockingham County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Stemphleytown, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Stemphleytown is 1,300 feet [396 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Stemphleytown: 540 & 826<3>

Communities near Stemphleytown ...

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

  • Harrisonburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Staunton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Broadway
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Elkton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Elkton is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,914 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <4>
  • Grottoes
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Timberville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Shenandoah
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Mount Crawford
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Clover Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Clover Hill is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
  • Lilly
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Lilly is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stemphleytown ...

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

Adding Stemphleytown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Stemphleytown 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 Stemphleytown was on a map titled Map of Virginia (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stemphleytown.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Rockingham, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Stemphleytown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Stemphleytown area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Stemphleytown area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.