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 Stoney 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 Stoney 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 Stoney 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.
Other variations include: Stony Point and Stonypoint.
- A typical abbreviation for Stoney Point: Stoney Pt.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Stoney Point. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Stoney 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Stoney Point is located in Sequoyah County.
To see how the shape of Oklahoma's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Sequoyah County: Crawford (AR), Sebastian (AR), Adair, Cherokee, Haskell, Le Flore & Muskogee.
Below are the counties that are near Stoney Point. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Stoney Point:
- Sequoyah County (The home county of Stoney Point)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stoney Point, with the one closest to Stoney Point listed first.
- Brushy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brushy is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy
- Akins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Akins is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akins
- Belfonte
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Belfonte is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfonte
- Long
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Long is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long
- Seven Oaks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Oaks is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
- Flute Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Flute Springs is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flute Springs
- Marble City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Short
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Short is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
- Marble City Community
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dwight Mission
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dwight Mission is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight Mission
- Sallisaw
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Remy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Remy is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remy
- Muldrow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Adair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stoney Point, with the one closest to Stoney Point listed first.
- Greasy
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Greasy is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greasy
- Bunch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bell is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- Cherry Tree
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cherry Tree is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Tree
- Lyons
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lyons is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Lyons has also been known as:
- Lyons Switch
- Zion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Zion is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Salem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Salem is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Stilwell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rocky Mountain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Mountain is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mountain
- Fairfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Fairfield is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Marietta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Wauhillau
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Wauhillau is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauhillau
- Peavine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Peavine is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peavine
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stoney Point, with the one closest to Stoney Point listed first.
- Dry Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dry Creek is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek
- Barber
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Barber is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
- Caney Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Caney Ridge is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Ridge
- Cookson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tenkiller
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Tenkiller is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenkiller
- Carters Landing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Carters Landing is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Landing
- Pettit Bay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pettit Bay is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettit Bay
- Pettit
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pettit is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettit
- Keys
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Keys is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keys
- Welling
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Eldon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Eldon is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldon
- Park Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Tsa La Gi Indian Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Haskell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stoney Point, with the one closest to Stoney Point listed first.
- Tamaha
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Tamaha is located in Haskell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamaha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Keota
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Le Flore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stoney Point, with the one closest to Stoney Point listed first.
- Cowlington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cowlington is located in Le Flore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Fort Coffee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Fort Coffee is located in Le Flore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Coffee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Arkoma
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Skullyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Skullyville is located in Le Flore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skullyville
- Braden
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Braden is located in Le Flore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braden
- Spiro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pocola
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bokoshe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Panama
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Rock Island
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Rock Island is located in Le Flore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 648 people
- Muskogee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stoney Point, with the one closest to Stoney Point listed first.
- Sour John
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Sour John is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sour John
- Webbers Falls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Braggs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Crawford County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stoney Point, with the one closest to Stoney Point listed first.
- Barcelona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Barcelona is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barcelona
- Uniontown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Uniontown is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Natural Dam
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cedarville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Stop ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stop is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stop
- Lee Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lee Creek is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Creek
- Van Buren
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rudy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Rudy is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Anna ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Anna is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Concord
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Concord is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Wright Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wright Town is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Town
- Alma
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Alma is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,887 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <1>
- Kibler
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kibler is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kibler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,028 people
- Sebastian County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stoney Point, with the one closest to Stoney Point listed first.
- Fort Smith
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Buell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Buell is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buell
- Barling
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bonanza
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bonanza is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Population from the 2020 Census: 560 people
- Central City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Central City is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
- Jenny Lind
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jenny Lind is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenny Lind
- Washington County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stoney Point, with the one closest to Stoney Point listed first.
- Evansville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Evansville is located in Washington County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Dutch Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dutch Mills is located in Washington County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Mills
- Morrow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Morrow is located in Washington County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow
- Skylight
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Skylight is located in Washington County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skylight
- Clyde
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Clyde is located in Washington County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Strickler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Strickler is located in Washington County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickler
- Canehill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Onda
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Onda is located in Washington County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onda
- Summers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Summers is located in Washington County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summers
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Stoney Point, see our County-by-County Page for Stoney Point.
Cemeteries Near Stoney Point ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stoney 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 Stoney Point - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Stoney Point covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Stoney Point, with the one closest to Stoney Point listed first.
- Brushy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sequoyah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- John Seabolt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Akins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Seabolt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Killer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ross Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ellis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Johnson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Faulkner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Duncan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (274 more) ...
- Chuculate Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Maple Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Long Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<3>
While we didn't find Stoney Point in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Stoney Point.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Stoney Point, with the one closest to Stoney Point listed first.
- Seven Oaks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Oaks is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
- Lyons
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lyons is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Lyons has also been known as:
- Lyons Switch
- Barcelona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Barcelona is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barcelona
- Uniontown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Uniontown is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Dora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dora is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dora
- Natural Dam
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Evansville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Evansville is located in Washington County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Stop ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stop is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stop
- Tolu
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tolu is located in Washington County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolu
- Lee Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lee Creek is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Creek
- Van Buren
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dutch Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dutch Mills is located in Washington County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Mills
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Fort Smith
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rudy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Rudy is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Anna ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Anna is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Stoney Point. See our List of 1890's Communities around Stoney Point.
Newspapers Published in Stoney 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 87 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stoney Point.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stoney Point, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Stoney Point.
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 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 Stoney Point:
- Websites specific to Oklahoma
- Pages specific to Sequoyah County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adair County
- Cherokee County
- Haskell County
- Le Flore County
- Muskogee County
- Crawford County
- Sebastian County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Oklahoma
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> | 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 Stoney Point, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Stoney Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |