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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 and doctors 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 primarily located in Alexander County. A portion of Stony Point extends into Iredell County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Alexander County: Caldwell, Catawba, Iredell, Wilkes & Yadkin.

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:

  • Alexander 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.
    • Hiddenite
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Fairview Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Fairview Park is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
    • Midway
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Midway is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Rocky Springs
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Rocky Springs is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
    • Isenhour Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Isenhour Park is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isenhour Park
    • Millersville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Millersville is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
    • Taylorsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Vashti
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Liledoun
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Liledoun is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liledoun
    • Taylorsville Beach
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Taylorsville Beach is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville Beach
    • Ellendale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Bethlehem
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Bethlehem is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
  • Burke County
  • Caldwell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stony Point, with the one closest to Stony Point listed first.
    • Downsville ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Downsville is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
    • Concord ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Concord is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Draco
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Northlakes
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Northlakes is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlakes
    • Kings Creek
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Granite Falls
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Cedar Rock
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Cedar Rock is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Rock
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
      • Cedar Rock has also been known as:
      • Cedar Rock village
    • Emanuel ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Emanuel is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel
    • Hudson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Sawmills
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Sawmills is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,156 people
    • Cilley ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Cilley is located in Caldwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cilley
    • Baton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Catawba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stony Point, with the one closest to Stony Point listed first.
    • Sunrise Beach
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Sunrise Beach is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Beach
    • Catfish
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Oxford Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Oxford Park is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Park
    • Catawba
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Claremont
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Long Island
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Long Island is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
    • Murrays Hill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Murrays Hill is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrays Hill
    • Conover
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Monbo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Monbo is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monbo
    • Saint Stephens
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Saint Stephens is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Stephens
    • Witherspoon Crossroad
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Bandy
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Davie County
  • Iredell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stony Point, with the one closest to Stony Point listed first.
    • Brevard ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Brevard is located in Iredell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevard
    • Scotts
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Scotts is located in Iredell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
    • Love Valley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Eufola
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Statesville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • New Hope ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Belmont
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Belmont is located in Iredell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
    • Turnersburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Turnersburg is located in Iredell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersburg
    • Olin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Olin is located in Iredell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olin
    • Barium Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Troutman
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Union Grove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Lincoln County
  • Mecklenburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stony Point, with the one closest to Stony Point listed first.
    • River View ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • River View is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
    • Cornelius
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Davidson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Rowan County
  • Surry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stony Point, with the one closest to Stony Point listed first.
    • Elkin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Elkin Valley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Wilkes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stony Point, with the one closest to Stony Point listed first.
    • Zimmerman ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Zimmerman is located in Wilkes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman
    • Moravian Falls
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • New Castle ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • New Castle is located in Wilkes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
    • Boomer
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Boomer is located in Wilkes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boomer
    • Fletcher ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Fletcher is located in Wilkes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
    • Wilkesboro
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Adley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Henderson ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Henderson is located in Wilkes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
    • North Wilkesboro
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Stokes ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Stokes is located in Wilkes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
    • Brier Creek ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Brier Creek is located in Wilkes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brier Creek
    • Clingman
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Yadkin County

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.

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Stony Point had a population of 48 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

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 54 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]<3>. 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 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 Stony Point:

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>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 from Point A (ie- Stony Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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.