Stoneville, North Carolina
Stoneville is a town of 1,094 people in Rockingham County, North Carolina, founded in 1877.
Why visit Stoneville
Townapedia lists 3 parks and trails and 3 places to eat in and around town.
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 89°F; January lows average 27°F.
Weather in Stoneville
Forecast from the National Weather Service. Full forecast
About Stoneville
Stoneville is a town in Rockingham County, North Carolina, United States. Stoneville is part of the Greensboro–High Point metropolitan area of the Piedmont Triad. At the 2020 United States census, the town had a population of 1,308.
From the Wikipedia article Stoneville, North Carolina (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Parks, trails and playgrounds3
Restaurants and cafes3
Churches and places of worship9
Sharon Missionary Baptist Church
Church · Baptist · 0.7 mi
3890 US 220 Bus, Stoneville
Stoneville Christian Church
Church · Disciples Of Christ
209 South Glenn Street, Stoneville
Stoneville Pentecostal Holiness Church
Church · Pentecostal · 1.4 mi
4933 NC 770, Stoneville
Stoneville Presbyterian Church
Church · Presbyterian
206 East Main Street, Stoneville
Stoneville Primitive Baptist Church
Church · Baptist · 0.7 mi
100 South Dalton Street, Stoneville
Greater Burning Bush Holiness Church
Church · 0.7 mi
703 North Glenn Street, Stoneville
Shopping2
History
Settlers came to the ridge between the Mayo and Dan rivers in the northwest Piedmont region in the early 1800s. In 1827, the Deep Springs Plantation was built for James Madison Scales and his wife Elizabeth Lesuer in what is now Stoneville. In 1843, the R. H. Lewis Tobacco company was established in the south side of the land that became Stoneville. In the late 1850s, brothers Thomas and Pinkney Stone bought land in the area. On March 5, 1877, the town was officially incorporated. A natural stop on the Norfolk-Western rail line, Stoneville became the trade hub for the surrounding localities and profited off of tobacco, cotton and grist-milling industries.
On March 20, 1998, Stoneville was struck by an F3 tornado. It caused severe damage to commercial structures in the town's main business district along Henry Street, destroyed the railway depot, and killed one person in town, an elementary school teacher and dancer named Beth Mitchell, and one person southwest of the town, Powell Hickman. Several buildings downtown were completely removed, and most cleanup and repair work was done within a year. The town later built Friendship Park and painted a mural at the site of a destroyed store to commemorate Mitchell and Hickman.
From the History section of Stoneville, North Carolina on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Schools, colleges and libraries6
Map of Stoneville
23 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Climate by month
Monthly table
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 49°F | 27°F | 3.8 in | 1.6 in |
| Feb | 53°F | 29°F | 3.1 in | 1.2 in |
| Mar | 61°F | 34°F | 3.9 in | 0.4 in |
| Apr | 71°F | 43°F | 3.9 in | 0.0 in |
| May | 78°F | 53°F | 4.2 in | 0.0 in |
| Jun | 85°F | 61°F | 4.5 in | 0.0 in |
| Jul | 89°F | 66°F | 4.1 in | 0.0 in |
| Aug | 86°F | 65°F | 4.4 in | 0.0 in |
| Sep | 81°F | 58°F | 4.7 in | 0.0 in |
| Oct | 72°F | 46°F | 3.7 in | 0.0 in |
| Nov | 61°F | 34°F | 3.3 in | 0.0 in |
| Dec | 52°F | 29°F | 3.5 in | 1.3 in |
U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 for Eden (9 mi away), NOAA NCEI.
People and cost of living
American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024, U.S. Census Bureau. Estimates have margins of error, larger for small towns.
Disaster history
Rockingham County has had 16 federal disaster declarations since 2000, most often for hurricanes.
- 2026-01-24: Severe Winter Storm (Winter Storm)
- 2024-09-26: Hurricane Helene (Tropical Storm)
- 2024-08-06: Tropical Storm Debby (Tropical Storm)
- 2022-10-01: Hurricane Ian (Hurricane)
- 2020-08-02: Hurricane Isaias (Hurricane)
- 2020-03-25: Covid-19 Pandemic (Biological)
OpenFEMA disaster declarations summaries.
Getting there and nearby towns
Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 25 miles away.
- Mayodan 5 mi southwest, about 7 min by car
- Madison 6 mi southwest, about 10 min by car
- Ridgeway 8 mi north, about 13 min by car
- Wentworth 9 mi southeast, about 15 min by car
- Eden 10 mi east, about 15 min by car
- Horse Pasture 12 mi north, about 19 min by car
- Martinsville 15 mi north, about 25 min by car
- Reidsville 16 mi southeast, about 25 min by car
- Chatmoss 16 mi northeast, about 25 min by car
- Stokesdale 17 mi south, about 28 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB, the NEMICO news database.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- NCES EDGE (Public domain): public schools
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 (Public domain): climate by month
- OpenFEMA (Public domain): disaster declarations
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- U.S. Census Bureau (Public domain): population, income, housing, education, commute
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Stoneville, North Carolina, Indy beetle, CC0
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