[2] Stone County was part of the Branson, Missouri, Micropolitan Statistical Area until 2023.

[3] In 1904, the White River Railway was extended through the rugged terrain of Stone and Taney counties.

By then, both counties had had a sundown town policy for years, forbidding African Americans from living there.

The Assessor and Planning and Zoning offices are located in buildings on the south side of the square.

The Republican Party completely controls politics at the local level in Stone County.

[18] Like most rural areas throughout the Bible Belt in Southwest Missouri, voters in Stone County traditionally adhere to socially and culturally conservative principles which tend to strongly influence their Republican leanings.

The proposition strongly passed every single county in Missouri with 78.99 percent voting in favor as the minimum wage was increased to $6.50 an hour in the state.

During the same election, voters in five other states also strongly approved increases in the minimum wage.

Senator and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-New York) won Stone County over President Barack Obama (D-Illinois) by an almost two-to-one margin with 61.76 percent of the vote while Obama received 35.17 percent of the vote.

Senator John Edwards (D-North Carolina) still received 2.16 percent of the vote in Stone County.

Former Governor Mike Huckabee (R-Arkansas) won Stone County with 45.01 percent of the vote.

Senator John McCain (R-Arizona) finished in second place in Stone County with 31.82 percent.