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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Stone. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Stone to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Stone, please Contact Us.
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 Stone (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 Stone. 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.
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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Stone is historic, it would have been located within present day Marion County.
To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Marion County: Baxter, Boone, Searcy, Ozark (MO) & Taney (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Stone. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Stone:
- Marion County (The home county of Stone)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stone, with the one closest to Stone listed first.
- Bull Shoals
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Flippin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Summit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Summit is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
- Yellville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dodd City ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dodd City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodd City
- Oakland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Peel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rea Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rea Valley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rea Valley
- Price Place
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Price Place is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Place
- Monarch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Monarch is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch
- Pyatt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pyatt is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyatt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- Rush ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rush is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
- Bruno
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bruno is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruno
- Baxter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stone, with the one closest to Stone listed first.
- Amos
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Amos is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amos
- Lakeview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cotter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gassville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Midway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Colfax
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Colfax is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Mountain Home
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Buffalo City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo City is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo City
- Clarkridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Clarkridge is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkridge
- Lone Rock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Rock is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Rock
- Briarcliff
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Briarcliff is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarcliff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Norfork Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Norfork Village is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfork Village
- Norfork
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stone, with the one closest to Stone listed first.
- South Lead Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- South Lead Hill is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lead Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Zinc
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Zinc is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zinc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Pleasant Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Lead Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Diamond City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elixir ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Elixir is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elixir
- Everton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Keener ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Keener is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
- Bergman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Rally Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rally Hill is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rally Hill
- Boone
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Boone is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
- Valley Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Springs is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Bellefonte
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bellefonte is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stone, with the one closest to Stone listed first.
- Gepp
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Gepp is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gepp
- Elizabeth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Izard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stone, with the one closest to Stone listed first.
- Iuka
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Iuka is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Dolph
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Dolph is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolph
- Newton County
- Western Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Western Grove is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Searcy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stone, with the one closest to Stone listed first.
- Cozahome
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Cozahome is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozahome
- Pindall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pindall is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Saint Joe
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Gilbert
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Harriet
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lone Pine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lone Pine is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Baker
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Baker is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Blanco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Blanco is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
- Marshall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ozark County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stone, with the one closest to Stone listed first.
- Pontiac
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sundown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sundown is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundown
- Isabella
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Theodosia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Theodosia is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theodosia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Ocie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ocie is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocie
- Longrun
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Longrun is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longrun
- Gainesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hardenville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Thornfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Thornfield is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornfield
- Tecumseh
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Udall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Udall is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Udall
- Romance
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Romance is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romance
- Summit City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Summit City is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit City
- Taney County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stone, with the one closest to Stone listed first.
- Protem
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rueter
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rueter is located in Taney County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rueter
- Cedarcreek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarcreek is located in Taney County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarcreek
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Stone, see our County-by-County Page for Stone.
Cemeteries Near Stone ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stone.
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 Stone - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Stone covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Stone, with the one closest to Stone listed first.
- Moccasin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jenkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Flippin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hurst Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Burch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Amos Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Newton Flat Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lee Mtn. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Promised Land Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (220 more) ...
- Dodd City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Georges Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wickersham Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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.
Stone itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Stone, with the one closest to Stone listed first.
- Flippin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Amos
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Amos is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amos
- Yellville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Independence ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Independence is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Dodd City ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dodd City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodd City
- George's Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- George's Creek is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George's Creek
- Gassville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Peel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Monarch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Monarch is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch
- Powell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Powell is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Pontiac
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Buford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Buford is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
- Rush ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rush is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
- Mountain Home
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Stone. See our List of 1890's Communities around Stone.
Newspapers Published in Stone ...
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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stone.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stone, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Stone.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Stone:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Marion County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baxter County
- Boone County
- Fulton County
- Izard County
- Newton County
- Searcy County
- Ozark County
- Taney County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Stone, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Stone) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |