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Welcome to Stone Branch ...

Stone Branch is located in Logan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Stone Branch, you might consider that their post office opened in 1905.

A typical abbreviation for Stone Branch: Stone Br. (or less commonly used: Stone Brnch.)

Stone Branch is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Stone Branch: 304 & 681<3>

Communities near Stone Branch ...

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

  • Madison
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Logan
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Hamlin
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Man
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Man is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Man
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Man <4>
  • Danville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • West Logan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Mitchell Heights
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Mitchell Heights is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Heights
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
  • Harts
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Manila
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Manila is located in Boone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
  • Whirlwind
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Whirlwind is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whirlwind

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stone Branch ...

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

Adding Stone Branch to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Stone Branch 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 Stone Branch was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Stone Branch post office opened in 1905. The Stone Branch post office closed in 1931.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stone Branch.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Logan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Stone Branch - 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 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Stone Branch area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Stone Branch 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.
<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/