Welcome to Stony Creek ...

The town of Stony Creek is located in Sussex County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Stony Creek, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

A typical abbreviation for Stony Creek: Stony Crk. (or less commonly used: Stony Ck. or Stony Cr.)

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Stony Creek has a population of 177 people<3> (see below for details).

Stony Creek is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Stony Creek had an population of 177 people. This is a decrease of 10.61% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 12.38% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Stony Creek had a population of 198 people. This makes Stony Creek the county's 3rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 198 people, the population of Stony Creek decreased 1.98% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 202 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Stony Creek.

Communities Also Named Stony Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Stony Creek - they are located in Connecticut, Indiana, Michigan (3), New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania (3) and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Stony Creek ...

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

• Petersburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
  • Petersburg is located in Petersburg City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,446 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petersburg <5>
• Emporia
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporia
  • Emporia is located in Emporia City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,257 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emporia <5>
• Waverly
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
  • Waverly is located in Sussex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <5>
• Jarratt
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarratt
  • Jarratt is located in Greensville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jarratt <5>
• McKenney
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenney
  • McKenney is located in Dinwiddie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McKenney <5>
• Capron
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capron
  • Capron is located in Southampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
• Sussex
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sussex
  • Sussex is located in Sussex County
• Yale
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
  • Yale is located in Sussex County
• Henry
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
  • Henry is located in Sussex County
• Joyner
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyner
  • Joyner is located in Southampton 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 Stony Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Stony Creek.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stony Creek ...

Looking for more information about Stony Creek? 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 Stony Creek, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Stony Creek.

Adding Stony Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Stony Creek 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 Stony Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Stony Creek post office opened in 1883.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stony Creek.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/