石(shi)(shi)泉縣(xian)(xian)(xian)有著悠久(jiu)的(de)歷(li)史,早在(zai)(zai)新石(shi)(shi)器時代,先(xian)民們(men)就在(zai)(zai)這塊土地上(shang)勞動、生息(xi)、繁(fan)衍,主要活(huo)動在(zai)(zai)漢江沿岸,被歷(li)史學家(jia)劃為(wei)“仰韶文化”區域。石(shi)(shi)泉夏屬(shu)梁州,商(shang)(shang)周(zhou)屬(shu)庸國,春秋戰國時期,先(xian)后屬(shu)楚(chu)國、巴國和(he)(he)秦(qin)國,秦(qin)代屬(shu)西城(cheng)(cheng)縣(xian)(xian)(xian),漢代和(he)(he)三國時期屬(shu)安陽縣(xian)(xian)(xian),晉代后,幾度易(yi)名為(wei)長樂(le)縣(xian)(xian)(xian)、永樂(le)縣(xian)(xian)(xian),西魏廢帝元年(公(gong)元552年),因縣(xian)(xian)(xian)城(cheng)(cheng)石(shi)(shi)隙多泉,其水清冽,徑流不(bu)息(xi),改名石(shi)(shi)泉至今。縣(xian)(xian)(xian)城(cheng)(cheng)擁(yong)有陜南(nan)保存(cun)較完好的(de)明清古街,如今,東(dong)西城(cheng)(cheng)門修復如舊,青(qing)石(shi)(shi)鋪(pu)就的(de)古街上(shang)商(shang)(shang)鋪(pu)林立(li),矗立(li)千(qian)年的(de)禹王宮(gong)和(he)(he)江西會館風韻猶存(cun);窄長幽深的(de)小巷,古色(se)古香(xiang)的(de)城(cheng)(cheng)樓(lou)、飛檐翹角的(de)馬頭墻(qiang)和(he)(he)青(qing)磚黛瓦的(de)四合院,煥發著昔日的(de)容光。