Welcome to Stockton ...
Stockton is located in Portage County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Stockton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1858.
When the people of Stockton refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Stocktonian<2>
Stockton is 1,130 feet [344 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Stockton lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Stockton: 715 & 534<4>
Communities Also Named Stockton ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 30 communities that are also named Stockton - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California (2), Delaware, Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas, Manitoba, Maryland (3), Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Utah, Virginia and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Stockton.
Communities near Stockton ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Stockton.
- Stevens Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Stevens Point is located in Portage County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,949 people
- Wisconsin Rapids
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wisconsin Rapids is located in Wood County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,555 people
- Plover
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Plover is located in Portage County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,252 people
- Whiting
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Whiting is located in Portage County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,704 people
- Iola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Iola is located in Waupaca County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,190 people
- Amherst
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Amherst is located in Portage County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,082 people
- Biron
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Biron is located in Wood County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
- Park Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Park Ridge is located in Portage County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 496 people
- Rosholt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rosholt is located in Portage County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
- Junction City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Junction City is located in Portage County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
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 Stockton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Stockton.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Stockton. 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 Stockton.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Stockton. See our Newspapers Page for Stockton.
Adding Stockton to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Stockton 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 Stockton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Stockton post office opened in 1858. The Stockton post office closed in 1933.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Stockton.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Portage, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Stockton refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Stockton may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Stockton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 715 code has been Overlayed with the 534 area code. New phone numbers in the Stockton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. As a result, placing a call in the Stockton area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |