石(shi)泉(quan)縣(xian)(xian)(xian)有(you)著(zhu)悠(you)久的(de)(de)(de)歷史,早在(zai)新(xin)石(shi)器時(shi)代(dai),先民們就在(zai)這塊(kuai)土地上勞動(dong)、生息、繁衍,主(zhu)要活動(dong)在(zai)漢(han)江沿岸,被歷史學(xue)家劃(hua)為“仰韶文化”區域(yu)。石(shi)泉(quan)夏(xia)屬梁州,商(shang)周(zhou)屬庸國,春秋戰國時(shi)期(qi)(qi),先后屬楚(chu)國、巴國和(he)(he)秦國,秦代(dai)屬西(xi)城(cheng)縣(xian)(xian)(xian),漢(han)代(dai)和(he)(he)三國時(shi)期(qi)(qi)屬安陽縣(xian)(xian)(xian),晉(jin)代(dai)后,幾度易名為長樂縣(xian)(xian)(xian)、永樂縣(xian)(xian)(xian),西(xi)魏廢(fei)帝元年(公元552年),因縣(xian)(xian)(xian)城(cheng)石(shi)隙多(duo)泉(quan),其水清冽,徑流不(bu)息,改名石(shi)泉(quan)至今。縣(xian)(xian)(xian)城(cheng)擁有(you)陜南保(bao)存較完好的(de)(de)(de)明清古(gu)街,如今,東西(xi)城(cheng)門修復(fu)如舊,青石(shi)鋪就的(de)(de)(de)古(gu)街上商(shang)鋪林立,矗立千年的(de)(de)(de)禹王(wang)宮和(he)(he)江西(xi)會館風韻猶(you)存;窄長幽深的(de)(de)(de)小巷,古(gu)色古(gu)香(xiang)的(de)(de)(de)城(cheng)樓、飛檐翹角的(de)(de)(de)馬頭墻和(he)(he)青磚黛瓦(wa)的(de)(de)(de)四合院,煥(huan)發著(zhu)昔日的(de)(de)(de)容光。