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Welcome to Stony Point ...

Stony Point is located in Hawkins County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Stony Point, you might consider that their post office opened in 1868.

A typical abbreviation for Stony Point: Stony Pt.

Stony Point is 1,180 feet [360 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Stony Point lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Stony Point: 423 & 729<3>

Communities Also Named Stony Point ...

While we believe that this Stony Point is located in Hawkins County, we know of another 2 Tennessee communities named Stony Point. Those communities are located in the following counties: Dickson and Knox County.

Beyond Tennessee, there are 28 communities that are also named Stony Point - they are located in Arkansas (2), California, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan (3), Missouri, New York (2), North Carolina (2), Ohio (2), Oklahoma (2), Pennsylvania (6), South Carolina and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Stony Point.

Communities near Stony Point ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Stony Point.

  • Kingsport
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Bloomingdale
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
  • Colonial Heights
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Church Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Mount Carmel
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Rogersville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Waycross
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Waycross is located in Hawkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waycross
    • Estimated population in 2014: 4,091 people
  • Blair Gap
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Blair Gap is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Gap
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,870 people
  • Fall Branch
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Big Sandy
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Big Sandy is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
    • Estimated population in 2014: 542 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Stony Point. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Stony Point.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Stony Point. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Stony Point.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Stony Point. See our Newspapers Page for Stony Point.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stony Point ...

Looking for more information about Stony Point? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Stony Point, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Stony Point.

Adding Stony Point to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Stony Point in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Stony Point was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Stony Point post office opened in 1868. The Stony Point post office closed in 1955.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stony Point.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Hawkins, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Stony Point - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 423 code has been Overlayed with the 729 area code. New phone numbers in the Stony Point area will be assigned with one of these codes: 423 or 729. As a result, placing a call in the Stony Point area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/