County · code 29209
Stone CountyMissouri
Stone County is a county in Missouri with its county seat in Galena. It was formed on February 10, 1851 from Taney County and named after William Stone.
- Founded1851
- County seatGalena
- Named forWilliam Stone
- Land area464 sq mi + 47 sq mi water
- Population31,076 2020 Census
- Parcels mapped16,966 checked 15 October 2026
Where it is
Stone on the map of Missouri
Missouri has 115 counties and county equivalents, each with its own records office. Shapes with a page are links.
History
Formed in 1851 from Taney County
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Stone County was created from Taney County in 1851.
- 1851Stone County created Stone created from Taney. · Mo. Laws 1850-1851, pub., pp. 186-188; Mo. Laws 1854-1855, pub., pp. 15-16
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Stone
Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.
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Parcels Good enough
Lot lines and tax-map numbers for 16,966 parcels. Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey.
edited 17 October 2024 · checked 15 October 2026 -
Address points Missing
No public address points layer found for Stone County yet.
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Buildings Reference
Roof outlines traced from aerial imagery from FEMA Response Geospatial Office with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Good for seeing what is on a lot; not accurate enough to set a fence from.
checked 18 October 2026
- Official
- from the office that keeps the record
- Good enough
- a reliable statewide or national copy
- Fallback
- a guide only; check the official record
- Missing
- nothing public found yet
People and land
Stone by the Census
Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Rules and offices
Who to ask before you build, dig or sell
Official county pages only. We link to them; we do not copy them, because they change.
GIS and maps
County government
- County government
The official website of Stone County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Stone County on Parcel Chart's free map and click your parcel. Save it with a free account; the full record of your place (site map, projects, documents) is Pro, in early access.
Questions
Common questions about Stone County
- When was Stone County founded?
- Stone County was founded in 1851, formed from Taney County, and named after William Stone.
- What is the county seat of Stone County?
- The county seat of Stone County is Galena.
- Is there an online parcel map for Stone County?
- Yes. A public source publishes a parcel map of 16,966 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
- Has Stone County's boundary or name changed?
- Stone County was created in 1851 from Taney County. The Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records no boundary change since.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Stone County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.
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