Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Stoney Point (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Stoney Point. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Stoney Point ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Stoney Point: Stoney Pt.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Stoney Point. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Stoney Point.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Stoney Point is located in Autauga County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Autauga County: Chilton, Dallas, Elmore, Lowndes & Montgomery.
Below are the counties that are near Stoney Point. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Stoney Point:
- Autauga County (The home county of Stoney Point)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stoney Point, with the one closest to Stoney Point listed first.
- Pine Level
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pine Level is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Millbrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Melmar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Melmar is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melmar
- Marbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Prattville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Booth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Booth is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
- Gibbons ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gibbons is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbons
- White City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- White City is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Haynes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Haynes is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Autaugaville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Autaugaville is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autaugaville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 882 people
- Independence
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Independence is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Billingsley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Chilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stoney Point, with the one closest to Stoney Point listed first.
- Mountain Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mountain Creek is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Creek
- Verbena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Verbena is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
- Clanton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Adams
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Adams is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Jumbo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Jumbo is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Thorsby
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Maplesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stanton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Stanton is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
- Riderville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Riderville is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riderville
- Coosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stoney Point, with the one closest to Stoney Point listed first.
- Dollar
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Dollar is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar
- Pentonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pentonville is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentonville
- Equality
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Equality is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equality
- Nixburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Nixburg is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixburg
- Rockford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cottage Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cottage Grove is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Hissop
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hissop is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hissop
- Aucheucaula ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Aucheucaula is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucheucaula
- Weogufka
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Weogufka is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weogufka
- Fishpond
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fishpond is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishpond
- Ray
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ray is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stoney Point, with the one closest to Stoney Point listed first.
- Burnsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Burnsville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Plantersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Plantersville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
- Elmore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stoney Point, with the one closest to Stoney Point listed first.
- Deatsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Holtville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Holtville is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holtville
- Holtville has also been known as:
- Slapout
- Robinson Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Robinson Springs is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Springs
- Adkin Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Adkin Hill is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkin Hill
- Adkin Hill has also been known as:
- Atkins Hill
- Elmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lightwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lightwood is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightwood
- Coosada
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Prattville Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Prattville Junction is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville Junction
- Titus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wetumpka
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Blue Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Ridge is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- Central
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Central is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Lowndes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stoney Point, with the one closest to Stoney Point listed first.
- Burkville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Burkville is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkville
- Lowndesboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- White Hall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- White Hall is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 737 people
- Hayneville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Benton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Benton is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Petronia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Petronia is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petronia
- Macon County
- Tysonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tysonville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tysonville
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stoney Point, with the one closest to Stoney Point listed first.
- Boylston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Boylston is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boylston
- New Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Town is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Gibbs Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Gibbs Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Village
- Highland Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Highland Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Capitol Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Capitol Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol Heights
- Madison
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Madison is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Montgomery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stone's
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Stone's is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone's
- Young Forte Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Young Forte Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Forte Village
- Sunshine Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Sunshine Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Village
- Catoma
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Catoma is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoma
- English Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- English Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Stoney Point, see our County-by-County Page for Stoney Point.
Cemeteries Near Stoney Point ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stoney Point.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Stoney Point - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Stoney Point covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Stoney Point, with the one closest to Stoney Point listed first.
- Stoney Point Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pine Level Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Tatum Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Nazareth Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Holland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Owens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill African Methodist (AME) Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- County Line Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ross Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- McKeithen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (386 more) ...
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Manning Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wadsworth Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Stoney Point in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Stoney Point.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Stoney Point, with the one closest to Stoney Point listed first.
- Deatsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wadsworth
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wadsworth is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadsworth
- Coosa River
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Coosa River is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosa River
- Robinson Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Robinson Springs is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Springs
- Holtville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Holtville is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holtville
- Holtville has also been known as:
- Slapout
- Elmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Prattville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mountain Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mountain Creek is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Creek
- Lightwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lightwood is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightwood
- Titus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson's Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson's Lake is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson's Lake
- Verbena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Verbena is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Buyck
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Buyck is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buyck
- Wetumpka
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cooper
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cooper is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Stoney Point. See our List of 1890's Communities around Stoney Point.
Newspapers Published in Stoney Point ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 138 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stoney Point.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stoney Point, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Stoney Point.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Stoney Point:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Autauga County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chilton County
- Coosa County
- Dallas County
- Elmore County
- Lowndes County
- Macon County
- Montgomery County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Stoney Point, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Stoney Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |