[Southern Stone County Fire Protection District | Branson West, Missouri southern stone county fire district is comprised of approximately 280 square miles of the southern part of stone county, missouri. southern stone has responsibility over the largest part of table rock lake with an estimated population of the fire district as 31,000 (2005 u.s. census), which is an approximate increase of 62% since 1990. stone county is described as the second fastest growing county in missouri and one of the top 100 fastest growing counties in the united states.]