Do you know of Stoneleigh ???
This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Stoneleigh. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Stoneleigh.<1>
Our sources for Stoneleigh (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Stoneleigh other than they indicate that Stoneleigh would be found somewhere in Fairfax County, Virginia.
From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened in 1885 and closed in 1908.
Communities Also Named Stoneleigh ...
We found four communities that share the name Stoneleigh.
Within Virginia, the name Stoneleigh is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- Please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Stoneleigh [Hillsborough County].
- Maryland
- Baltimore County
- Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Stoneleigh [Baltimore County].
- Harford County
- Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Stoneleigh [Harford County].
- Ontario
- Please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Stoneleigh.
Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Stoneleigh ...
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Stoneleigh:
Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>
Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.
A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Stoneleigh - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned
Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.
More Orphans in Fairfax County ...
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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Fairfax County.
Footnotes ...
<1> | This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others. |
<2> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |