Facts about the County…
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Stone County is a county located in the southwestern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the population was 32,202. Its county seat is Galena. The county was officially organized on February 10, 1851, and is named after William Stone, an English pioneer and an early settler in Maryland who also served as Taney County Judge.
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Stone County is part of the Branson, MO Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Springfield-Branson, MO Combined Statistical Area.
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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 511 square miles (1,320 km2), of which 464 square miles (1,200 km2) is land and 47 square miles (120 km2) (9.2%) is water.
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Adjacent counties
Christian County (north)
Taney County (east)
Carroll County, Arkansas (south)
Barry County (west)
Lawrence County (northwest) -
National protected area
Mark Twain National Forest
Stone County Emergency Services is a consolidated communications center dedicated to providing essential and life saving services to the citizens, visitors, and public safety officials of Stone County, Missouri.
As the Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) for Stone County, our organization uses enhanced 9-1-1 answering equipment, computer aided dispatch system and maintains a county-wide radio system; servicing over 12 agencies through out the county.
Thank you for taking interest in our organization.
