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History · Stoneville

Stoneville’s post office opened in 1876

Below: maps from 1939 on.

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How Stoneville began

When was Stoneville founded?

1876

The Stoneville post office opened in 1876, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 39150 years
Founding year: the first Stoneville post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Stoneville’s past

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The story so far

Stoneville, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Stoneville yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Stoneville is a census-designated place and unincorporated community located in northeastern Washington County, Mississippi. Deer Creek flows through Stoneville. A post office was established in 1876, and remains open. Stoneville was incorporated in 1882, though it is no longer incorporated. Stoneville was a stop on the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad, established in the 1880s, and a stop on the Columbus and Greenville Railway, established in the 1920s. The Jamie Whitten Delta States Research Center is located in Stoneville. George B. Vogt was a notable entomologist there. Per the 2020 Census, the population was 39.

Its first post office opened in 1876.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

Stoneville, 1876 to 1939

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1876Born hereDavid L. Stone is born here
  3. 1876Post officeThe Stoneville post office opens
  4. 20th century
  5. 1927Born hereJohnny Walker is born here
  6. 1939On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
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On the map

Stoneville on the map, 1939 to 1967

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Stoneville. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Stoneville on the 1939 USGS mapStoneville on the 1967 USGS map1939Tralake sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Stoneville.

Famous people

2 famous people were born in Stoneville

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Johnny WalkerAmerican singer · b. 1927
David L. StoneAmerican Army general · b. 1876
Places that used to be

Places now gone and burying grounds

Stoneville’s post office has been open since 1876.

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Delta Branch Experimental Station AirportairportOakland CrossinglocaleOakland Plantationlocale
1cemetery inside Stoneville
Stoneville-Leland

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Stoneville’s history

What year was Stoneville founded?

The Stoneville post office opened in 1876, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.