Stoneham is a town in Oxford County, incorporated on January 31, 1834 from portions of Fryeburg Academy Plantation and Bachelder's Grant. An excellent mountain climbing region, it is located near the New Hampshire Border in the White Mountain National Forest.
Virginia Lake and Shirley Valley, in Stoneham, and Lovell features the largest undeveloped lake in the White Mountain region, popular with fishermen, boaters and cross country skiers, connected to extensive regional trail network. It is owned and managed by the U.S. Forest Service, White Mountain National Forest.
Though name for the Massachusetts town, the stony landscape also reflects its title.
The closest Maine Route is number 5 where, at North Lovell, one may venture into Stonehams secondary roads.
