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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Stony Point is located in Albemarle 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 Albemarle County: Augusta, Buckingham, Fluvanna, Greene, Louisa, Nelson, Orange & Rockingham.
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:
- Albemarle 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.
- Scottsville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Keene
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Warren
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Warren is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Porters
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Porters is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters
- Woodridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woodridge is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodridge
- Esmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Esmont is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmont
- Alberene
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Alberene is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberene
- North Garden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rose Hill is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Simeon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Simeon is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simeon
- Covesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Covesville is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covesville
- Shadwell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Shadwell is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadwell
- University Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- University Heights is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
- Amherst County
- New Glasgow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Glasgow is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Glasgow
- Appomattox County
- Bent Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bent Creek is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Creek
- Augusta County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stony Point, with the one closest to Stony Point listed first.
- Sherando
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sherando is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherando
- Dooms
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dooms is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooms
- Lyndhurst
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lipscomb
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lipscomb is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipscomb
- Crimora
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Buckingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stony Point, with the one closest to Stony Point listed first.
- Centenary
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Centenary is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centenary
- Axtell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Axtell is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtell
- Bridgeport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgeport is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Glenmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glenmore is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
- Arvonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Canton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Canton is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Manteo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Manteo is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteo
- Gold Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gold Hill is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Mount Vinco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Vinco is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vinco
- Gravel Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gravel Hill is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Buckingham
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Dillwyn
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Alcoma
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Alcoma is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcoma
- Charlottesville City
- The following are listed by their distance from Stony Point, with the one closest to Stony Point listed first.
- Belmont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Belmont is located in Charlottesville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Charlottesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Locust Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Locust Grove is located in Charlottesville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stony Point, with the one closest to Stony Point listed first.
- Lakeside Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeside Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Trenton Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Trenton Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Mills
- Trents Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Trents Mill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trents Mill
- Cumberland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Guinea Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Guinea Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guinea Mills
- Clinton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clinton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Cotton Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cotton Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Fluvanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stony Point, with the one closest to Stony Point listed first.
- Nicholas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Nicholas is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholas
- Antioch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Antioch is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Weber City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lake Monticello
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Monticello is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Monticello
- Fork Union
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Columbia
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Kents Store
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Kents Store is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kents Store
- Goochland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stony Point, with the one closest to Stony Point listed first.
- Caledonia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Caledonia is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Fife
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Tabscott
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Tabscott is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabscott
- Enon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Enon is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
- Hadensville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stony Point, with the one closest to Stony Point listed first.
- Amicus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Amicus is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amicus
- Cedarmere ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cedarmere is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
- Quinque
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Quinque is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinque
- Louisa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stony Point, with the one closest to Stony Point listed first.
- Medlock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Medlock is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medlock
- Bells Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bells Crossroads is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Crossroads
- Green Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Green Springs is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
- Meltons
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Meltons is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltons
- Trevilians
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Trevilians is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevilians
- Vigor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Vigor is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigor
- Louisa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nelson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stony Point, with the one closest to Stony Point listed first.
- Schuyler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Faber
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Warminster
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Warminster is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warminster
- Rockfish
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rockfish is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfish
- Adial
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Adial is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adial
- Old Myndus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Old Myndus is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Myndus
- Durrett Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Durrett Town is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durrett Town
- Greenfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Greenfield is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Lodebar
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lodebar is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodebar
- Shipman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Shipman is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipman
- Onan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Onan is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onan
- Norwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Norwood is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Nellysford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stony Point, with the one closest to Stony Point listed first.
- Barboursville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gordonsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Waynesboro City
- Waynesboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
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.
- Scottsville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Scottsville Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- St. Georges Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Christ Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Zion Methodist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- New Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Van Clief Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. Stephen's Episcopal Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stephen's Episcopal Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Stephen's Episcopal Church Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Esmont.
- The St. Stephen's Episcopal Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Stephen's Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52032 <2>
- Continue List (200 more) ...
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove Cemetery
- The Chestnut Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Chestnut Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
- George Nicholas Tapscott Family Cemetery
- Proffitt 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Stony Point had a population of 93 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Stony Point, with the one closest to Stony Point listed first.
- Scottsville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hatton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hatton is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Nicholas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Nicholas is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholas
- Glendower
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Glendower is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendower
- Warren
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Warren is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Antioch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Antioch is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Hardware
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hardware is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardware
- Woodridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woodridge is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodridge
- Blenheim
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Blenheim is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blenheim
- Esmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Esmont is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmont
- McCullough
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- McCullough is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullough
- Centenary
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Centenary is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centenary
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Alberene
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Alberene is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberene
- Axtell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Axtell is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtell
- Damon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Damon is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damon
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 62 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 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. 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 like to 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 Stony Point:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Albemarle County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Amherst County
- Appomattox County
- Augusta County
- Buckingham County
- Charlottesville City
- Cumberland County
- Fluvanna County
- Goochland County
- Greene County
- Louisa County
- Nelson County
- Orange County
- Waynesboro City
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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'. |
| <4> | 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. |