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History · Stony Creek

Stony Creek’s post office opened in 1883, and 21% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: 1 old photo or paper, maps from 1919 on, and the census since 1920.

1883first post office
0on the National Register
21%homes built before 1940
1old photo or paper
1famous people
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Quick answers

How Stony Creek began

When was Stony Creek founded?

1883

The Stony Creek post office opened in 1883, the earliest record of the town by name.

First census: 345 in 19202020 census: 209143 years
Founding year: the first Stony Creek post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about Stony Creek’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenOnly 1 old photo is in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.Boom and bustPeaked at 493 in 1940; 209 people lived here in 2020.On the map since 19193 editions of the USGS map, 1919 to 1967. Watch Stony Creek change.Old housesHalf of Stony Creek’s homes were built before 1954.
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Start Stony Creek’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Stony Creek’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Retake an old viewGeorge Barker, Wayside scene, Stony Cre…: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
People over time

Stony Creek, census by census

0100200300400500192019401960198020002020Peak: 493

Peaked at 493 in 1940; 209 people lived here in 2020.

11 censuses, 1920–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Stony Creek’s Wikipedia page.

On the map

Stony Creek on the map, 1919 to 1967

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

Stony Creek on the 1919 USGS mapStony Creek on the 1951 USGS mapStony Creek on the 1967 USGS map1919Jarratt 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 Stony Creek.

The story

How Stony Creek came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Stony Creek.

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In 1848, Stony Creek was a stop on the Petersburg Railroad. Both the plantation house of Glenview and the Nottoway Archeological Site are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Stony Creek, 1861 to 1940

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1861Born hereW. C. Robinson is born here
  3. 1883Post officeThe Stony Creek post office opens
  4. 1886In the archiveGeorge Barker, Wayside scene, Stony Creek, Virginia cph.3g02321
  5. 20th century
  6. 1919On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  7. 1940CensusPopulation peaks at 493
By decade

Stony Creek, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1880s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1880s1 item
George Barker, Wayside scene, Stony Creek, Virginia cph.3g023211886George Barker, Wayside scene, Stony Creek, Virginia c…
1890s–1990snothing yet
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Today11 recent
Davis Travel Center (Stony Creek); West Tower2019Davis Travel Center (Stony Creek); West TowerDavis Travel Center (Stony Creek) from VSR 6022019Davis Travel Center (Stony Creek) from VSR 602Bike Hauling Truck @ Davis Travel Plaza;2019Bike Hauling Truck @ Davis Travel Plaza;2017-07-13 08 37 55 View west along Virginia State Route 40 Business (Lee Avenue) at U.S. Route 301 (Blue Star Highway)…20172017-07-13 08 37 55 View west along Virginia State Ro…Stony Creek Tastee Hut (Faded Billboard)2015Stony Creek Tastee Hut (Faded Billboard)Stony Creek Tastee Hut (Distant Shot)2015Stony Creek Tastee Hut (Distant Shot)Stony Creek Tastee Hut (Close-Up)2015Stony Creek Tastee Hut (Close-Up)Digiboo Vending Machine @ Davis Travel Center2014Digiboo Vending Machine @ Davis Travel CenterNorthbound I-95 at Exit 31 (VA 40) in2005Northbound I-95 at Exit 31 (VA 40) inStony Creek, VA2001Stony Creek, VAConcord Methodist Church2001Concord Methodist Church
Then & now

Stand where they stood

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George Barker, Wayside scene, Stony Creek, Virginia cph.3g02321
Retake this viewGeorge Barker, Wayside scene, Stony Creek, Virginia cph.3g02321, 1886

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Questions about Stony Creek’s history

What year was Stony Creek founded?

The Stony Creek post office opened in 1883, 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 Wikimedia Commons (12), Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), 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.