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Stonefort is a village in Saline and Williamson Counties, Illinois, United States. The population was 297 at the 2010 census.

Stonefort village overview:
Name:	Stonefort village
LSAD Code:	47
LSAD Description:	village (suffix)
State:	Illinois
County:	Saline County, Williamson County
Elevation:	404 ft (123 m)
Total Area:	1.46 sq mi (3.78 km²)
Land Area:	1.45 sq mi (3.77 km²)
Water Area:	0.01 sq mi (0.01 km²)
Total Population:	224
Population Density:	154.06/sq mi (59.49/km²)
ZIP code:	62987
Area code:	618
FIPS code:	1772884
GNISfeature ID:	2399909

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History

Stonefort is named for an ancient rock fortification that stood in the vicinity when the first settlers started arriving in the area in the early 1800s. The village of Stonefort was established in the late 1850s, and was originally located about a mile to the southeast, near the edge of the bluff. When the Cairo and Vincennes Railroad (later part of the Big Four and New York Central systems) was completed through the area in the 1870s, Stonefort’s public buildings were dismantled and moved to the village’s present location, which was adjacent to the railroad tracks. The former site of the village is now listed as “Oldtown” on maps.

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Geography

Stonefort is located at 37°37′0″N 88°42′26″W / 37.61667°N 88.70722°W / 37.61667; -88.70722 (37.616615, -88.707143). The village is situated atop a ridge that rises above the South Fork Saline River valley to the north and the Little Saline River valley to the south. U.S. Route 45 connects Stonefort with Carrier Mills to the northeast and New Burnside to the southwest. The Tunnel Hill State Trail, a 45-mile (72 km) rail trail, traverses Stonefort.

According to the 2010 census, Stonefort has a total area of 1.456 square miles (3.77 km), of which 1.45 square miles (3.76 km) (or 99.59%) is land and 0.006 square miles (0.02 km) (or 0.41%) is water.