rises in E Warren County near the town of Vaughn and flows NE into Lake Gaston. Appears on the Price map, 1808, and the MacRae map, 1833. Sometimes referred to locally as Big Stonehouse Creek.

in New River in S Onslow County. Mentioned in local records as early as 1748 as Stones Creek Bay. Named for William Stone, an early surveyor in the county.

rises in S Onslow County and flows NE approx. 10 mi. into Stones Bay. Mentioned in local records as early as 1744. Named for William Stone, an early surveyor in the county.

See Stones Bay.

See Huggins Island.

SE Yancey County between Clear and Crabtree Creeks.

town in NW Rockingham County. Founded in 1858 by Rev. Frank J. Stone and Pinckney M. Stone, the latter of whom operated a general store at the site. Inc. 1877. Became a trading center for Rockingham County. Several buildings demolished by tornado, 1998. Alt. 823.

town in central Pamlico County on Bay River. Inc. 1857 as Jackson and apparently named for the owner of a local mill. Name changed to Stonewall, 1871, to honor Gen. T. J. "Stonewall" Jackson (1824-63). Post office est. 1877. Long inactive in municipal affairs. Alt. 10.

SE Hoke County.

rises in S Hertford County and flows in an inverted arc into Ahoskie Swamp. Stony Bridge appears on the Moseley map, 1733, as spanning the stream S of the present town of Ahoskie. Appears as Stony Creek Bridge on the Collet map, 1770; as Bonner Bridge on the MacRae map, 1833; and as Jernigan's Bridge on the soil survey map, 1916.