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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 Hill (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 Hill. 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 Hill ...

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.

Another variation: Stonyhill.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Stony Hill. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Stony Hill.

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 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.

Stony Hill is located in Gasconade County.

To see how the shape of Missouri's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Gasconade County: Callaway, Crawford, Franklin, Maries, Montgomery, Osage & Warren.

Below are the counties that are near Stony Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Stony Hill:

  • Gasconade County     (The home county of Stony Hill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stony Hill, with the one closest to Stony Hill listed first.
    • Little Berger
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Little Berger is located in Gasconade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Berger
    • Rosebud
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Hermann
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Gasconade
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Gasconade is located in Gasconade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasconade
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
    • Mount Sterling
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Mount Sterling is located in Gasconade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
    • Owensville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Morrison
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bem
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Bem is located in Gasconade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bem
    • Bland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Bland is located in Gasconade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bland <1>
    • Redbird
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Redbird is located in Gasconade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
  • Callaway County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stony Hill, with the one closest to Stony Hill listed first.
    • Portland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Steedman
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Steedman is located in Callaway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steedman
    • Mokane
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Crawford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stony Hill, with the one closest to Stony Hill listed first.
    • Oak Hill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Oak Hill is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
    • Argo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Argo is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo
    • Saint Cloud
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Saint Cloud is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Cloud
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
    • West Sullivan
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • West Sullivan is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sullivan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
    • Bourbon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Jake Prairie
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jake Prairie is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake Prairie
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stony Hill, with the one closest to Stony Hill listed first.
    • Kohl City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Kohl City is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kohl City
    • Detmold
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Detmold is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detmold
    • Beemont
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Beemont is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beemont
    • Dissen
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Dissen is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dissen
    • Kiel
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Kiel is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiel
    • Etlah
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Etlah is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etlah
    • Berger
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • New Haven
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Gerald
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Campbellton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Campbellton is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellton
    • Leslie
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Leslie is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
    • Beaufort
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Maries County
    • Belle
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stony Hill, with the one closest to Stony Hill listed first.
    • McKittrick
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Rhineland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Starkenburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Starkenburg is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkenburg
    • Bluffton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Bluffton is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
    • Big Spring
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Big Spring is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
    • Americus
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Americus is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
    • Jonesburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • High Hill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • New Florence
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Danville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Montgomery City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Osage County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stony Hill, with the one closest to Stony Hill listed first.
    • Chamois
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Byron
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Byron is located in Osage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
    • Koenig
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Koenig is located in Osage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koenig
    • Linn
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Linn is located in Osage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linn <1>
    • Isbell ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Isbell is located in Osage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isbell
  • Saint Charles County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stony Hill, with the one closest to Stony Hill listed first.
    • Augusta
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Augusta is located in Saint Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Augusta <1>
    • Schluersburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Schluersburg is located in Saint Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schluersburg
    • Foristell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • New Melle
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stony Hill, with the one closest to Stony Hill listed first.
    • Treloar
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Marthasville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Dutzow
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Village of Three Creeks
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Village of Three Creeks is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village of Three Creeks
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
      • Village of Three Creeks has also been known as:
      • Three Creeks village
    • Pendleton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Pendleton is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
    • Innsbrook
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Innsbrook is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Innsbrook
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
      • Innsbrook has also been known as:
      • Innsbrook village
    • Truesdale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Truesdale is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truesdale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 922 people
    • Warrenton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Wright City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Stony Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Stony Hill.

Cemeteries Near Stony Hill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stony Hill.

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 Hill - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Stony Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Stony Hill, with the one closest to Stony Hill listed first.

  • Mann Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Roth Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Ebenezer Stone Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Helling Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Kohlbush Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Dahl Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Detmold Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Meyers Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Bieber Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Georgetown Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Stoecklin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Sanders Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (341 more) ...
    • Kahle Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Little Berger Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Schroeder Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Stony Hill had a population of 31 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Stony Hill, with the one closest to Stony Hill listed first.

  • Senate Grove ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Senate Grove is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senate Grove
  • Beemont
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Beemont is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beemont
  • Little Berger
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Little Berger is located in Gasconade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Berger
  • Swiss
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Swiss is located in Gasconade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swiss
  • Drake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Drake is located in Gasconade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
  • Kiel
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Kiel is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiel
  • Port Hudson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Port Hudson is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Hudson
  • Etlah
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Etlah is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etlah
  • New Haven
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Berger
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Bay
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Bay is located in Gasconade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay
  • Kruegerville ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Kruegerville is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kruegerville
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Hermann
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Lyon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Lyon is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon
    • Campbellton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Campbellton is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellton

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Stony Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Stony Hill.

Newspapers Published in Stony Hill ...

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 87 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stony Hill.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stony Hill, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Stony Hill.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Hill:

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>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 Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Stony Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.