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Introduction ...
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.
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 Stonypoint (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 Stonypoint. 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 Stonypoint ...
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: 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 Parishes ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring parishes.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home parish. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next parish to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the parish to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring parishes instead of the parish in which they lived: their home parish contained property and probate records; the parish to the west contained birth and death records; the parish to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring parishes, 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 Stonypoint is historic, it would have been located within present day East Baton Rouge Parish.
To see how the shape of Louisiana's parishes may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following parishes adjoin and form the boundaries of East Baton Rouge Parish: Ascension, East Feliciana, Iberville, Livingston, Saint Helena, West Baton Rouge & West Feliciana.
Below are the parishes that are near Stonypoint. For each of these parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Stonypoint:
- East Baton Rouge Parish (The home parish of Stonypoint)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stonypoint, with the one closest to Stonypoint listed first.
- Baywood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Baywood is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywood
- Pride
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwell Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Central
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Central is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,450 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central <2>
- Boganvilla
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Boganvilla is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boganvilla
- Brownfields
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brownfields is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownfields
- Monticello
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Monticello is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Tristian Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Tristian Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tristian Village
- Merrydale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Merrydale is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrydale
- Baker
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Baker is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,999 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baker <2>
- Zachary
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Zachary is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zachary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,417 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zachary <2>
- Maribel Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Maribel Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maribel Village
- Zion City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Zion City is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion City
- Ascension Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Stonypoint, with the one closest to Stonypoint listed first.
- Claybank
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Claybank is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claybank
- Galvez Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Galvez Town is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galvez Town
- Hope Villa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hope Villa is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Villa
- Bullion
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bullion is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
- Hobart
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hobart is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
- Little Prairie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Little Prairie is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Prairie
- Oak Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Summerfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Summerfield is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Galvez
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Galvez is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galvez
- Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lake is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Prairieville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Brignac
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Brignac is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brignac
- Duplessis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- East Feliciana Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Stonypoint, with the one closest to Stonypoint listed first.
- Blairstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Blairstown is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairstown
- Slaughter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ethel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bells Store ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bells Store is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Store
- Lindsay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lindsay is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsay
- Woodland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Woodland is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Jackson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Troy ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Troy is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Norwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Iberville Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Stonypoint, with the one closest to Stonypoint listed first.
- Iberville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Iberville is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberville
- Sunshine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sunshine is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Saint Gabriel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Morrisonville ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Morrisonville is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisonville
- Carville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Plaquemine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Livingston Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Stonypoint, with the one closest to Stonypoint listed first.
- Watson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Oldfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Oldfield is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfield
- Denham Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Denham Springs is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denham Springs
- 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 <2>
- Walker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Walker is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,302 people
- Livingston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Starns
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Starns is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starns
- Georgeville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Georgeville is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Holden
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Port Vincent
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Port Vincent is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Vincent
- Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
- Albany
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- French Settlement
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Springfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Maurepas
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pointe Coupee Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Stonypoint, with the one closest to Stonypoint listed first.
- Hermitage
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hermitage is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
- Glynn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Rougon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lakeland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Patin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Patin is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patin
- Ventress
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Jarreau
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- New Roads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Saint Helena Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Stonypoint, with the one closest to Stonypoint listed first.
- Grangeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Grangeville is located in Saint Helena Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangeville
- Pine Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Montpelier
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Montpelier is located in Saint Helena Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
- Coleman Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Coleman Town is located in Saint Helena Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Town
- Greensburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chipola
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Chipola is located in Saint Helena Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipola
- Tangipahoa Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Stonypoint, with the one closest to Stonypoint listed first.
- Amite City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Baptist
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Baptist is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist
- Independence
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Roseland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Genessee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Genessee is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genessee
- Natalbany
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Tickfaw
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fluker
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hammond
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Tangipahoa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wadesboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wadesboro is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadesboro
- West Baton Rouge Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Stonypoint, with the one closest to Stonypoint listed first.
- Port Allen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lobdell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lobdell is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobdell
- Arbroth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Arbroth is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbroth
- Devalls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Devalls is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devalls
- Carey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Carey is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carey
- Brusly
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brusly is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brusly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,580 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brusly <2>
- Wilbert ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wilbert is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbert
- Addis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Addis is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,464 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Addis <2>
- Erwinville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- West Feliciana Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Stonypoint, with the one closest to Stonypoint listed first.
- Rogillioville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rogillioville is located in West Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogillioville
- Saint Francisville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bains
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bains is located in West Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bains
- Converse ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Converse is located in West Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Wakefield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wilkinson County (MS)
- Whitaker
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Whitaker is located in Wilkinson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Stonypoint, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Stonypoint.
Cemeteries Near Stonypoint ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stonypoint.
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 Stonypoint - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Stonypoint covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Stonypoint, with the one closest to Stonypoint listed first.
- Stoner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- McCray Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- New Bethlehem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lovett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Odom Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Newsom Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Live Oak Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Craft Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Perkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Drehr Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (422 more) ...
- Fairchild Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Amite Baptist Church Cemetery - Old
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amite Baptist Church Cemetery - Old
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Amite Baptist Church Cemetery - Old is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the north of Denham Springs.
- The Amite Baptist Church Cemetery - Old has also been known as:
- Amite Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2401340 <4>
- Amite Baptist Church Cemetery - New
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amite Baptist Church Cemetery - New
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Amite Baptist Church Cemetery - New is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the north of Denham Springs.
- The Amite Baptist Church Cemetery - New has also been known as:
- Amite Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #804762 <4>
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.
Stonypoint itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 100 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Stonypoint, with the one closest to Stonypoint listed first.
- Oldfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Oldfield is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfield
- Magnolia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Blairstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Blairstown is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairstown
- Grangeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Grangeville is located in Saint Helena Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangeville
- Denham Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Denham Springs is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denham Springs
- 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 <2>
- Olive Branch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Olive Branch is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch
- Walker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Walker is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,302 people
- Pine Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Baker
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Baker is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,999 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baker <2>
- Slaughter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Zachary
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Zachary is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zachary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,417 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zachary <2>
- Ethel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Clinton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Kents Store ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Kents Store is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kents Store
- Bells Store ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bells Store is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Store
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Stonypoint. See our List of 1890's Communities around Stonypoint.
Newspapers Published in Stonypoint ...
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 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stonypoint.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stonypoint, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Stonypoint.
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 helpful 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 Stonypoint:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to East Baton Rouge Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Ascension Parish
- East Feliciana Parish
- Iberville Parish
- Livingston Parish
- Pointe Coupee Parish
- Saint Helena Parish
- Tangipahoa Parish
- West Baton Rouge Parish
- West Feliciana Parish
- Wilkinson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Louisiana
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 Stonypoint, 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Stonypoint) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |