石(shi)泉(quan)縣(xian)有著悠久的歷史,早在(zai)(zai)新石(shi)器時(shi)(shi)代(dai),先民們就在(zai)(zai)這塊土地上(shang)勞動、生息、繁衍,主(zhu)要活動在(zai)(zai)漢江沿岸(an),被歷史學家劃為(wei)“仰韶文化”區域。石(shi)泉(quan)夏屬(shu)(shu)梁州,商周屬(shu)(shu)庸(yong)國(guo)(guo),春秋戰國(guo)(guo)時(shi)(shi)期(qi),先后屬(shu)(shu)楚國(guo)(guo)、巴國(guo)(guo)和(he)秦國(guo)(guo),秦代(dai)屬(shu)(shu)西(xi)城(cheng)縣(xian),漢代(dai)和(he)三國(guo)(guo)時(shi)(shi)期(qi)屬(shu)(shu)安陽縣(xian),晉代(dai)后,幾度易名(ming)為(wei)長(chang)樂(le)縣(xian)、永樂(le)縣(xian),西(xi)魏廢帝元年(公元552年),因縣(xian)城(cheng)石(shi)隙多泉(quan),其水(shui)清冽,徑(jing)流(liu)不息,改名(ming)石(shi)泉(quan)至今。縣(xian)城(cheng)擁有陜南保存較完好的明清古(gu)街,如今,東(dong)西(xi)城(cheng)門修(xiu)復如舊,青石(shi)鋪就的古(gu)街上(shang)商鋪林立,矗立千(qian)年的禹王(wang)宮和(he)江西(xi)會(hui)館風韻(yun)猶存;窄長(chang)幽深的小巷(xiang),古(gu)色(se)古(gu)香的城(cheng)樓、飛檐翹(qiao)角的馬頭(tou)墻和(he)青磚黛瓦的四合院,煥發著昔日的容光。