Stone County Sheriff's Office


Phone: (417) 357-6116 (24 hours) Fax: (417) 357-6079

P.O. Box 245 110 South Maple Street Galena, Missouri 65656
Administrative Office Hours: M-F 7:00am - 3:00pm

Welcome to Stone County

Stone County is one of 114 counties in the state of Missouri. We were founded on February 10, 1851 and named for William Stone, an English pioneer. We border the state of Arkansas to our South, Barry County to our West and Taney County to our East, Christian County to the North and Lawrence County to the Northwest.

Once the home of the Delaware Native Americans in the early 1800s, Stone County has had a diverse and interesting history. The first known white settler in this region was James Yocum of French origin who carried on trading with the Indians and the white settlers. A trade-coin, the Yocum Dollar, served the local necessities of commerce.

In 1934, the famous bank robbers Bonnie and Clyde kidnapped a resident from the Reeds Spring area which resulted in a car chase and shoot out with then Sheriff Seth Tuttle and his deputies. On May 21, 1937, Sheriff I.H. Coin conducted the last public execution in the nation on the courthouse square in Galena, Missouri.

Today, Stone County is not only a great place to live, but it attracts millions of visitors annually for fun filled recreational activities like enjoying Table Rock Lake, or visiting Silver Dollar City, our world famous 1890s theme park.

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