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Welcome to Stony ...

Stony is located in Scott County<1>.

Stony is 1,340 feet [408 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Stony: 276

Communities Also Named Stony ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Stony - they are located in Saskatchewan, Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Stony ...

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

  • Mill Point
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Mill Point is located in Sullivan County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Point
    • Estimated population in 2014: 11,080 people
  • Bloomingdale
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
  • Big Stone Gap
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Norton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Wise
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Gate City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Coeburn
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Appalachia
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Weber City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Weber City is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,214 people
  • Saint Paul
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stony ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Scott, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Stony - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.