Stone County

White men and women on carnival ride with striped tent behind them
Alco (Stone County)
Alco is an unincorporated community in Locust Grove Township on Highway 66 between Timbo (Stone County) and Le...
Man with cowboy hat standing outside stone building with bench and trees in the foreground
Alco School
The Alco School, located on State Highway 66 at Alco (Stone County), is a one-story, fieldstone-clad building ...
White man in cowboy hat and flannel shirt playing an acoustic guitar
The Amazing Adventures of My Dog Sheppy
In a 1958 effort to promote economic development and tourism in Stone County, a group of local investors under...
Old white man playing a fiddle on stage with old white woman and white guitarists
Arkansas Folk Festival
The annual Arkansas Folk Festival takes place on the third weekend in April in Mountain View (Stone County). H...
Aerial view of tree covered river valley with rock outcroppings
Arlberg (Stone County)
Arlberg is a remote and sparsely populated community in Red River Township of Stone County on the west side of...
Looking down at multilevel spring with brick well building next to it in overgrown forested area
Big Springs (Stone County)
Big Springs is located in Sylamore Township on Big Springs Road just off Highway 66 (West Main Street) about a...
Interior cave stalagmites on natural shelves above mineral deposit piles covered in icicle like drips
Blanchard Springs Caverns
Blanchard Springs Caverns (BSC) is a magnificent limestone cave system starting more than 200 feet underground...
Handmade brown green and gray vase on gray background
Joseph Aloysius Bruhin (1953–)
Ceramic artist Joseph Aloysius Bruhin III of Fox (Stone County) was awarded the Arkansas Arts Council Fellowsh...
Blue diamond with stars and crossed swords above blue and red text
Skirmish at Buck Horn
On May 5, 1864, Brigadier General Joseph Shelby was ordered from his position south of the Arkansas River to ...
Two white men with beards and mustaches with their arms around each other
Billy Don Burns (1949–)
Billy Don Burns is a country singer, guitarist, and songwriter. Born and raised in Arkansas, he has made his h...
Older white man in suit standing outside single-story building
Chalybeate Springs (Stone County)
Chalybeate Springs (a.k.a. Chalybeate) is located in the township of Arbana about three and a half miles south...
Old white man in hat and glasses with acoustic guitar performing for white patrons
Jimmy Driftwood (1907–1998)
aka: James Corbett Morris
Jimmy Driftwood was a prolific folk singer/songwriter who wrote ov...
White man and women standing on dirt road by creek
Fifty-Six (Stone County)
Fifty-Six is one of two cities in Stone County. It stands on State Highway 14 in the northern part of the coun...
Three white men and one white woman with wheelbarrow filled with kindling and kiln behind them
Fox (Stone County)
Fox is located on Highway 263 between Timbo (Stone County) and Rushing (Stone County). Turkey Creek flows a fe...
White man in shirt with open collar
Connie Franklin (Alleged Murder of)
The alleged murder of Connie Franklin in 1929 scandalized the state and served to reinforce negative stereotyp...
Older white woman in maroon checkered dress playing a banjo
Ollie Eva Woody Gilbert (1892–1980)
Both a local and national celebrity, Ollie Eva Woody Gilbert, known popularly as Aunt Ollie, performed with Ji...
Steel truss foot bridge over creek with parking barriers in the foreground
Hedges (Stone County)
Hedges is a historic community located on Gunner Pool Road (Highway 93) about a mile northeast of Fifty-Six (S...
Small mill building with green metal roof and running stream
Herpel (Stone County)
Herpel is located in Washington Township off Highway 5 on Herpel Road (64) in Cave Hollow on Rocky Bayou Creek...
Old white man with beard sitting next to old white woman in dress in oval frame
Kahoka (Stone County)
Kahoka is in Arbana Township located southwest of Highway 5 (Mountain View Road) on Misenheimer Road (Highway ...
Blue diamond with stars and crossed swords above blue and red text
Skirmish at Knight's Cove
In the absence of Colonel Thomas Freeman (CS), who had been captured at the Battle of Pea Ridge, a somewhat di...
Thomas Lewis Lavy (1941–1995)
Thomas L. Lavy was an accused terrorist who committed suicide, hanging himself in his jail cell in Little Rock...
Empty ferry on foggy river bank
Marcella (Stone County)
Marcella is located on Highway 14 about halfway between Batesville (Independence County) and Mountain View (St...
White man with glasses sitting with open book at table in library
W. K. McNeil (1940–2005)
aka: William Kinneth McNeil
William Kinneth (W. K.) McNeil was a prominent folklorist and histo...
Group of white musicians with their instruments accompanied by white women and children inside fence with house behind them
Morrison Twin Brothers String Band
The Morrison Twin Brothers String Band consisted of twin brothers and fiddlers Abbie Sherman Morrison and Absi...
Round polygonal stone building with wooden shingles and steps leading up to it.
Mountain View (Stone County)
Situated in the Ozark Mountains of north-central Arkansas, Mountain View is an isolated community that has lon...
Looking up at water tower inside fence with outbuildings below it
Mountain View Waterworks
The Mountain View Waterworks is located on the corner of Gaylor and King streets in Mountain View, the seat of...
Side view of barn-shaped building and single-story building on gravel driveway
Mozart (Stone County)
The community of Mozart is located between Timbo (Stone County) and Fox (Stone County) in Union Township of St...
abandoned looking wooden house with metal roof
Newton Sutterfield Farmstead
The Newton Sutterfield Farmstead in rural Stone County near the small community of Alco (Stone County) is an e...
White men women and children standing in river
Onia (Stone County)
Onia (pronounced Ownie) is located on Highway 263 three and a half miles north of Timbo (Stone County) near Ro...
White children posing with donkey
Optimus (Stone County)
Optimus is an unincorporated Stone County community in Optimus Township on Highway 5 across the White River fr...
Round polygonal stone building with wooden shingles and steps leading up to it.
Ozark Folk Center State Park
The Ozark Folk Center State Park at Mountain View (Stone County) may be the only state park in Arkansas dedica...
Single-story building with covered porch wood paneling and rock facade
Pleasant Grove (Stone County)
aka: Redstripe (Stone County)
The community of Pleasant Grove is located along Highway 14 about t...