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 Stony 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 Stony 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 Stony 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.
Another variation: Stonypoint.
- A typical abbreviation for Stony Point: Stony Pt.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Stony Point. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Stony 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Stony Point is located in Perry 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 Perry County: Conway, Faulkner, Garland, Saline & Yell.
Below are the counties that are near Stony Point. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Stony Point:
- Perry County (The home county of Stony Point)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stony Point, with the one closest to Stony Point listed first.
- Toad Suck
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Toad Suck is also located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toad Suck
- Dixie ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dixie was located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Bigelow
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fourche
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fourche is also located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourche
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Houston
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Little Italy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Little Italy is also located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Italy
- Perry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Perryville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Adona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Adona is also located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Casa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Casa is also located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Deberrie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Deberrie is also located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deberrie
- Cleburne County
- Quitman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Conway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stony Point, with the one closest to Stony Point listed first.
- Menifee
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Plumerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Morrilton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oppelo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Oppelo is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oppelo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Solgohachia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Solgohachia is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solgohachia
- Springfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Middleton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Middleton is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Hattieville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hattieville is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
- Winrock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Winrock is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winrock
- Center Ridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Old Hickory
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Old Hickory is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hickory
- Pontoon
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Pontoon is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontoon
- Cleveland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Faulkner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stony Point, with the one closest to Stony Point listed first.
- Lollie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lollie is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lollie
- Conway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Preston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Preston is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Wooster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mayflower
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hamlet
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hamlet is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Greenbrier
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beryl
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Beryl is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beryl
- Holland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Holland is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Twin Groves
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Twin Groves is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Groves
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Vilonia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Guy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Guy is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
- Centerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Pope County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stony Point, with the one closest to Stony Point listed first.
- Wilson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Atkins
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Economy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Economy is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Holla Bend
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Holla Bend is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holla Bend
- Oak Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Pottsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pottsville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,361 people
- Appleton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Appleton is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Caglesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Caglesville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caglesville
- Moreland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Moreland is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stony Point, with the one closest to Stony Point listed first.
- Monnie Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Monnie Springs is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monnie Springs
- Roland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Natural Steps
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Natural Steps is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natural Steps
- Maumelle
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Ferndale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ferndale is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Marche
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Marche is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marche
- Secluded Hills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Secluded Hills is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secluded Hills
- Banty ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Banty was located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banty
- Gibson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gibson is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Cammack Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cammack Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cammack Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 712 people
- Gravel Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sherwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Argenta ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Argenta was located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argenta
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stony Point, with the one closest to Stony Point listed first.
- Paron
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Paron is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paron
- Avilla
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Avilla is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avilla
- Congo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Congo is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stony Point, with the one closest to Stony Point listed first.
- Damascus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gravesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gravesville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravesville
- Formosa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Formosa is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Formosa
- Bee Branch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bee Branch is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Branch
- White County
- El Paso
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Yell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stony Point, with the one closest to Stony Point listed first.
- Cotton Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Cotton Town is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Birta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Birta is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birta
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Stony Point, see our County-by-County Page for Stony Point.
Cemeteries Near Stony Point ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stony 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 Stony Point - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Stony Point covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Stony Point, with the one closest to Stony Point listed first.
- Stony Point Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Casey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Houston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Volman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volman Cemetery
- The Volman Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Bigelow.
- Faisst Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hartje Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Plumerville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- McCullough Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- May Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Branch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stone Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (266 more) ...
- Leach Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Round Mountain Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Stony Point in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Stony Point.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Stony Point, with the one closest to Stony Point listed first.
- Dixie ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dixie was located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Houston
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Menifee
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lollie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lollie is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lollie
- Plumerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Conway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Morrilton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oppelo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Oppelo is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oppelo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Preston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Preston is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Gold Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Gold Creek is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Creek
- Perryville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wooster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Roland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mayflower
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Springfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Stony Point. See our List of 1890's Communities around Stony Point.
Newspapers Published in Stony 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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stony Point.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stony Point, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Stony Point.
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 either 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 Stony Point:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Perry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cleburne County
- Conway County
- Faulkner County
- Pope County
- Pulaski County
- Saline County
- Van Buren County
- White County
- Yell County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Stony Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Stony Point, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |