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Welcome to Stony Point ...

Stony Point is located in Albemarle County<1>.


The location of Stony Point has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Stony Point, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1813.

A typical abbreviation for Stony Point: Stony Pt.

Stony Point is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Stony Point ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that 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 Tennessee (3).

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.

  • Charlottesville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Dillwyn
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dillwyn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillwyn
    • Dillwyn is located in Buckingham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillwyn <4>
  • Columbia
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Keene
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Warren
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warren have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
    • Warren is located in Albemarle County
  • Porters
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters
    • Porters is located in Albemarle County
  • Woodridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodridge
    • Woodridge is located in Albemarle County
  • Centenary
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centenary
    • Centenary is located in Buckingham County
  • Alberene
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberene
    • Alberene is located in Albemarle County
  • Axtell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtell
    • Axtell is located in Buckingham 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 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 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 1813.

We also found Stony Point in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

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

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

The official website for Albemarle County: www.albemarle.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Albemarle, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Stony Point - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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 their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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