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 Stones Store (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 Stones Store. 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 Stones Store ...
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.
While the name of this community is Stones Store, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Stones Store may originally have been Stone's Store.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Stones Store might be written as Stone Store.
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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Stones Store is located in Henry County.
To see how the shape of Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Henry County: Rockingham (NC), Stokes (NC), Franklin, Patrick & Pittsylvania.
Below are the counties that are near Stones Store. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Stones Store:
- Henry County (The home county of Stones Store)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stones Store, with the one closest to Stones Store listed first.
- Bassett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Stanleytown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fieldale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Reed Creek Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Reed Creek Village is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek Village
- Preston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Preston is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Collinsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Oak Level
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Level is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Villa Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Villa Heights is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Heights
- Horse Pasture
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Horse Pasture is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Pasture
- Chatmoss
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Chatmoss is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatmoss
- Laurel Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Laurel Park is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
- Ridgeway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stones Store, with the one closest to Stones Store listed first.
- Pike City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Pike City is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
- Nester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Nester is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nester
- Dugspur
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Gladesboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Gladesboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesboro
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stones Store, with the one closest to Stones Store listed first.
- Haycock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Haycock is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haycock
- Pizarro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pizarro is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pizarro
- Floyd
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Poff
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Poff is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poff
- Simpsons
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Simpsons is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsons
- Terrys Fork
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Terrys Fork is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrys Fork
- Sowers
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sowers is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowers
- Duncan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Duncan is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Indian Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stones Store, with the one closest to Stones Store listed first.
- Henry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Prilliman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Prilliman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prilliman
- Ferrum
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sydnorsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sydnorsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydnorsville
- Barfoot
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Barfoot is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfoot
- Hickman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hickman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Rocky Mount
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Algoma
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Algoma is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
- Gogginsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
- Redwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Redwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Villa ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Villa is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Boones Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Martinsville City
- Martinsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stones Store, with the one closest to Stones Store listed first.
- Pilot
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Alleghany Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Alleghany Springs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany Springs
- Riner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rogers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rogers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Shawsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Patrick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stones Store, with the one closest to Stones Store listed first.
- Dodson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dodson is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
- Elamsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Elamsville is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamsville
- Stella
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Stella is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Critz
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Charity
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Charity is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
- Patrick Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nettleridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Nettleridge is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleridge
- Woolwine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Stuart
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Peters Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Peters Creek is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
- Meadows of Dan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Carters Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Carters Mill is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Mill
- Pittsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stones Store, with the one closest to Stones Store listed first.
- Grady
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Grady is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Cascade
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cascade is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Swansonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Swansonville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansonville
- Worlds
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Worlds is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worlds
- Museville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Museville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Roanoke County
- Bent Mountain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Rockingham County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stones Store, with the one closest to Stones Store listed first.
- Matrimony
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Matrimony is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matrimony
- Fairview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Stoneville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mayodan
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Providence
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Providence is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Shiloh
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Spray ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Spray is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spray
- Eden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Eden is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,867 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden <2>
- Madison
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Meadow Summit
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Meadow Summit is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Summit
- Draper ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Draper is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
- College Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- College Village is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Village
- Stokes County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stones Store, with the one closest to Stones Store listed first.
- Amostown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Amostown is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amostown
- Oak Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Oak Ridge is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Sandy Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Campbell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Campbell is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Aarons Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Aarons Corner is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons Corner
- Snow Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Snow Hill is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Lawsonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lawsonville is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- Danbury
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Upper Sawra Town ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Upper Sawra Town is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sawra Town
- Vade Mecum
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Vade Mecum is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vade Mecum
- Meadows
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Meadows is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Bailey Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bailey Town is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Surry County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stones Store, with the one closest to Stones Store listed first.
- Albion
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Albion is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Mount Herman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Herman is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Herman
- Westfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Stones Store, see our County-by-County Page for Stones Store.
Cemeteries Near Stones Store ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stones Store.
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 Stones Store - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Stones Store covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Stones Store, with the one closest to Stones Store listed first.
- Shady Rest Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Old Center Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Goodwill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Adkins - Stone Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dehart - Jones - Prillaman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Goblintown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Olive East Christian Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gusler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Turner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bowles - Shelton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mullins - East Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (824 more) ...
- Stone - Bondurant - Johnson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lovell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Stones Store in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Stones Store.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Stones Store, with the one closest to Stones Store listed first.
- Blackberry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Blackberry is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry
- Dodson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dodson is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
- Elamsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Elamsville is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamsville
- Stella
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Stella is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Critz
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Preston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Preston is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Reed Creek Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Reed Creek Village is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek Village
- Patrick Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Spencer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Spencer is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Oak Level
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Level is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Prilliman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Prilliman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prilliman
- Charity
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Charity is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Buffalo Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Buffalo Ridge is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Ridge
- Horse Pasture
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Horse Pasture is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Pasture
- Endicott
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Endicott is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endicott
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Stones Store. See our List of 1890's Communities around Stones Store.
Newspapers Published in Stones Store ...
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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stones Store.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stones Store, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Stones Store.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Stones Store:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Henry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Floyd County
- Franklin County
- Martinsville City
- Montgomery County
- Patrick County
- Pittsylvania County
- Roanoke County
- Rockingham County
- Stokes County
- Surry County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Stones Store, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Stones Store) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |