▁from ▁the ▁northern ▁portion ▁of ▁Harrison ▁County ▁on ▁June ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 9 1 6 . ▁ ▁The ▁county ▁was ▁named ▁for ▁John ▁M . ▁Stone , ▁who ▁served ▁as ▁Governor ▁of ▁Mississippi ▁from ▁ 1 8 7 6 ▁to ▁ 1 8 8 2 ▁and ▁again ▁from ▁ 1 8 9 0 ▁to ▁ 1 8 9 6 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁the ▁Stone ▁County ▁Cour th ouse ▁was ▁completed ▁at ▁a ▁cost ▁of ▁$ 2 9 , 5 1 5 . 1 8 , ▁and ▁is ▁still ▁in ▁use ▁today , ▁after ▁several ▁renov ations . ▁ ▁Geography ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Census ▁Bureau , ▁the ▁county ▁has ▁a ▁total ▁area ▁of ▁, ▁of ▁which ▁ ▁is ▁land ▁and ▁ ▁( 0 . 6 %) ▁is ▁water . ▁ ▁Major ▁high ways ▁▁ ▁U . S . ▁Highway ▁ 4 9 ▁▁ ▁Mississippi ▁Highway ▁ 1 5 ▁▁ ▁Mississippi ▁Highway ▁ 2 6 ▁▁ ▁Mississippi ▁Highway ▁ 2 9 ▁ ▁Ad j acent ▁count ies ▁ ▁Perry ▁County ▁( n ortheast ) ▁ ▁George ▁County ▁( east ) ▁ ▁Jackson ▁County ▁( s out heast ) ▁ ▁Harrison ▁County ▁( s outh ) ▁ ▁Pear l ▁River ▁County ▁( west ) ▁ ▁For rest ▁County ▁( n orth west ) ▁ ▁National ▁protected ▁areas ▁ ▁De ▁S oto ▁National ▁Forest ▁( part ) ▁ ▁S weet bay ▁B ogs ▁Pres erve ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁the ▁census ▁of