Stockton, Alabama

Stockton, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Location of Stockton in Baldwin County, Alabama.
Coordinates: 30°59′38″N87°51′42″W / 30.99389°N 87.86167°W / 30.99389; -87.86167 [1]
Country	United States
State	Alabama
County	Baldwin
Area [2]
• Total	9.63 sq mi (24.94 km2)
• Land	9.34 sq mi (24.20 km2)
• Water	0.29 sq mi (0.74 km2)
Elevation [1]	105 ft (32 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	557
• Density	59.6/sq mi (23.02/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	36507, 36527, 36551, 36578
Area code	251
FIPS code	01-73272
GNIS feature ID	2633318 [1]

Stockton is an unincorporated community in Baldwin County, Alabama, United States. It is the nearest community to Bottle Creek Indian Mounds, a National Historic Landmark.

The community is part of the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley metropolitan area.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	557		—
U.S. Decennial Census [3]

The most recent estimates of the population of the community, puts the population somewhere near 2,046 individuals. These estimates also list the following races and ethnicities: ^{[ citation needed ]}

• Caucasian/White - 79.7%
• African-Americans - 18.2%
• Native Americans - 2.1%

History

The community is most likely named for Francis Stockton, who was appointed in 1809 to select a site for the first Baldwin County courthouse. ^[4] The Stockton post office first began operations in 1837. ^[5] The U. S. Mail service delivered mail from Montgomery, Alabama by stage coach twice a week to Stockton. In 1855 the United States government started a mail service between Mobile, Stockton and Claiborne, Alabama. Steamship operators were awarded contracts for carrying the mail, each leaving Mobile twice a week and touching at Stockton, which was connected to Montgomery by a stagecoach line.

Transportation

Stockton is served by several major roadways, in and around the small community. Stockton is also home to a small seaplane base, mainly frequented by general aviation traffic.

Major Roadways

• Interstate 65
• Alabama State Route 59

Airfields

• Hubbard Landing Seaplane Base

Education

The school district is Baldwin County Public Schools. ^[6]

School facilities:

• Stockton Junior High School (SJHS, Defunct)

The Stockton Junior High School burned down in 1973 due to disputed causes.^{[ citation needed ]}

• Vaughn School (Defunct)

The Vaughn School was torn down to create a park, the second of such a park constructed on old school grounds.

Gallery

• 
  Masonic Hall
• 
  McMillan House
• 
  Methodist Church

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stockton, Alabama
2. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
3. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
4. Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 132. ISBN   0-8173-0410-X.
5. "Baldwin County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
6. Geography Division (December 21, 2020). 2020 Census - School District Reference Map: Baldwin County, AL (PDF) (Map). United States Census Bureau . Retrieved July 29, 2025. Text list.