Welcome to Stonypoint ...

So far, we found very little information about Stonypoint. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Stonypoint to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Stonypoint, please Contact Us.

Stonypoint would have been located within present day East Baton Rouge Parish<2>.

The location of Stonypoint has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Stonypoint, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Stonypoint is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Stonypoint was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Stonypoint once stood is in the (225) area code.

Communities near Stonypoint ...

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

• Baton Rouge
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baton Rouge
  • Baton Rouge is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 219,052 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baton Rouge <5>
• Central
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
  • Central is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,450 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central <5>
• Zachary
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zachary
  • Zachary is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,417 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zachary <5>
• Baker
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
  • Baker is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,999 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baker <5>
• Denham Springs
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denham Springs
  • Denham Springs is located in Livingston Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,842 people
  • Former names for Denham Springs:
  • Amite Springs
  • Hill's Springs
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denham Springs <5>
• Walker
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
  • Walker is located in Livingston Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,302 people
• Livingston
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livingston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
  • Livingston is located in Livingston Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,004 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livingston <5>
• Clinton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in East Feliciana Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,486 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <5>
• Slaughter
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slaughter have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter
  • Slaughter is located in East Feliciana Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 882 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slaughter <5>
• Montpelier
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montpelier have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
  • Montpelier is located in Saint Helena Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 239 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 Stonypoint. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Stonypoint.

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

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

Adding Stonypoint to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Stonypoint 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 for Stonypoint was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Stonypoint on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Louisiana (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stonypoint.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/