Welcome to Stonewall ...

Stonewall is located in Augusta County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Stonewall, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1876.

Stonewall is 1,200 feet [366 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Stonewall: 540 & 826<3>

Communities Also Named Stonewall ...

While we believe that this Stonewall is located in Augusta County, we know of another 3 Virginia communities named Stonewall. Those communities are located in the following counties: Alleghany, Appomattox and Rockingham County.

Beyond Virginia, there are 27 communities that are also named Stonewall - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, California, Colorado (2), Florida, Georgia (2), Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Manitoba, Mississippi (4), Nevada, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Stonewall ...

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

• Harrisonburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonburg
  • Harrisonburg is located in Harrisonburg City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,204 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisonburg <4>
• Staunton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staunton
  • Staunton is located in Staunton City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,190 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Staunton <4>
• Waynesboro
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesboro
  • Waynesboro is located in Waynesboro City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,741 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesboro <4>
• Bridgewater
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
  • Bridgewater is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,162 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgewater <4>
• Grottoes
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grottoes
  • Grottoes is located in Augusta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,864 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grottoes <4>
• Dayton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
  • Dayton is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,642 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <4>
• Mount Crawford
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Crawford
  • Mount Crawford is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Crawford <4>
• North River
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River
  • North River is located in Rockingham County
• Mount Solon
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Solon
  • Mount Solon is located in Augusta County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Solon <4>
• Spring Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
  • Spring Creek is located in Rockingham County

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 Stonewall. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Stonewall.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Stonewall. 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 Stonewall.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stonewall ...

Looking for more information about Stonewall? 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 Stonewall, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Stonewall.

Adding Stonewall to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Stonewall in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

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

X2X - From that list, the Stonewall post office opened in 1876.

We also found Stonewall in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stonewall.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Stonewall. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Augusta County: www.co.augusta.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/