Stone County, Arkansas

Founding: 1873
Parent counties: Independence, Izard, Searcy, and Van Buren
Namesake: The county's rocky terrain
Seat: Mountain View (1873–)
Land area: 607 square miles
Population (2020): 12,481
Population (historic): 5,089 (1880); 8,100 (1900); 7,993 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1880–1910; 1930s; 1960–2020
Subdivisions: Two cities; 24 townships
National Register listings: 59
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 142 (2.1%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 16.6%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 25.5%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 33.6%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $255
Average outbuilding value (1930): $128

Average farmhouse size (1940): 3.3 rooms

Number of farms (1920): 1,426
Average farm size (1920): 38.7 acres
Sources of settlement: Arkansas and Tennessee
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Mountain View

 
Namesake: A descriptive name
Founding: 1873 (platting); 1874 (post office); 1890 (incorporation)
Population (2020): 2,877
Population (historic): 99 (1880); 226 (1900); 458 (1930)
Periods of population growth: 1873–1950; 1960–2000; 2010s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 83 (4.9%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. *Zachariah Ford Log House (c. 1856/1885). 489 Ford Lane.
2. *George Anderson Log House (c. 1890). Pony Peak Road, west of Big Springs Road.
3. *Samuel Brown Farm (c. 1848). 14788 State Route 9.