FYI, I forwarded your request to the American Name Society discussion list. Erik Mansoor At 10:34 12/10/97 -0500, you wrote: > I am curious about the origins of the name of the Mohawk Valley town >of Stone Arabia. I believe that the town was settled by German immigrants, >and the name appears on maps as early as the middle of the eighteenth >century. I can't find any information about the origins of the name in any >of the standard NYS gazetteers, but suspect this must be an easy question >for those of you who are familiar with the history of the region. > >