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 northeast 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 north.
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 north 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 Dickson County.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Dickson County: Cheatham, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys, Montgomery & Williamson.
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:
- Dickson 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.
- Slayden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Slayden is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Vanleer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woods Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woods Valley is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Valley
- Dunn Chapel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dunn Chapel is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Chapel
- Stayton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Stayton is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stayton
- Tennessee City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Tennessee City is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee City
- Charlotte
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pond is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
- White Oak Flat
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- White Oak Flat is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Flat
- Dickson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Water Valley ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Water Valley is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,516 people
- Bellsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bellsburg is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellsburg
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stony Point, with the one closest to Stony Point listed first.
- Faxon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Faxon is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon
- Brevards Ferry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brevards Ferry is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevards Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 40,982 people
- Cheatham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stony Point, with the one closest to Stony Point listed first.
- Neptune
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Neptune is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Cheap Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cheap Hill is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheap Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 173,778 people
- Henrietta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Henrietta is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Estimated population in 2014: 921 people
- Lockertsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lockertsville is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockertsville
- Estimated population in 2014: 885 people
- Bell Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bell Town is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
- Ashland City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Ashland City is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,748 people
- Lillamay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lillamay is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillamay
- Sycamore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sycamore is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Kingston Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Marrowbone
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Marrowbone is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Pleasant View
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Pegram
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pegram is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pegram
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,056 people
- Hickman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stony Point, with the one closest to Stony Point listed first.
- Salt Lick
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Salt Lick is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Lick
- Estimated population in 2014: 508 people
- Whitehouse
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Whitehouse is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Bon Aqua Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bon Aqua Junction is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Aqua Junction
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,230 people
- Lyles
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wrigley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Wrigley is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrigley
- Population from the 2010 Census: 281 people
- Graham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Graham is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Nunnelly
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Nunnelly is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunnelly
- Only
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Houston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stony Point, with the one closest to Stony Point listed first.
- Omega ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Omega is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Erin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Brownsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brownsville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Estimated population in 2014: 9,974 people
- Tennessee Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Magnolia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Magnolia is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- McKinnon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- McKinnon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon
- Humphreys County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stony Point, with the one closest to Stony Point listed first.
- McEwen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bethpage
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bethpage is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethpage
- Population from the 2010 Census: 288 people
- Halls Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Halls Creek is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Creek
- Trinity
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Trinity is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Estimated population in 2014: 625 people
- Pigeon Roost
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pigeon Roost is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Roost
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,132 people
- Waverly
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hurricane Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Plant
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Plant is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant
- Bakerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bakerville is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerville
- Grandmother Ford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Grandmother Ford is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandmother Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 307 people
- Buffalo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Buffalo is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- New Johnsonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stony Point, with the one closest to Stony Point listed first.
- Oakridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Oakridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakridge
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,303 people
- Louise
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Louise is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- McAllisters Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Liverworth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Liverworth is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverworth
- Southside
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dotsonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Dotsonville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotsonville
- Oakwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Oakwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Woodlawn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Clarksville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fredonia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fredonia is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Louise Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Louise Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,715 people
- Oak Plains
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Plains is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Plains
- Robertson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stony Point, with the one closest to Stony Point listed first.
- Stroudville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stroudville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroudville
- Holmansville ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Holmansville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmansville
- Sandy Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Springs is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs
- Stewart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stony Point, with the one closest to Stony Point listed first.
- Cumberland City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Throckmorton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Throckmorton is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throckmorton
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,692 people
- Indian Mound
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Legate
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Legate is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legate
- Dover
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Dover is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
- Former name for Dover:
- Monroe
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <1>
- Parker Town ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Parker Town is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Town
- Bumpus Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stony Point, with the one closest to Stony Point listed first.
- Fairview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Loriland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Loriland is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loriland
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,735 people
- Christian County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stony Point, with the one closest to Stony Point listed first.
- Garrettsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Garrettsburg is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrettsburg
- Oak Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- LaFayette
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bennettstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bennettstown is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettstown
- Howel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Howel is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howel
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.
- Averitt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cooksey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ragan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Dickson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Allbright Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lillys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Schmittou Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Aaron James Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dickson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Potter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Skelton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Parrott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (812 more) ...
- Schmittou Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bethany Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Nichols Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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.<3>
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.
- Omega ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Omega is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Yellow Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Yellow Creek is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Vanleer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sailors Rest ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sailors Rest is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sailors Rest
- Edgewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Edgewood is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Woods Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woods Valley is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Valley
- Shiloh
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Shiloh is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Sylvia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sylvia is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvia
- Cumberland Furnace
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Louise
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Louise is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Erin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Woolworth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Woolworth is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolworth
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Tennessee City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Tennessee City is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee City
- Charlotte
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- McAllisters Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
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 37 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 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. 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 start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Dickson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Cheatham County
- Hickman County
- Houston County
- Humphreys County
- Montgomery County
- Robertson County
- Stewart County
- Williamson County
- Christian County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
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 Stony 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' (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 Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |