Welcome to Storla ...

Storla is located in Aurora County<1>.

The location of Storla has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

The pronunciation of Storla: STOHR-luh<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Storla, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Storla had a population of 6 people.<4> (see below for details).

Storla is 1,360 feet [415 m] above sea level.<5>.

Time Zone: Storla lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Storla is within the (605) area code.

Communities near Storla ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Storla.

• Mitchell
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
  • Mitchell is located in Davison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,697 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mitchell <6>
• Wessington Springs
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wessington Springs
  • Wessington Springs is located in Jerauld County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 899 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wessington Springs <6>
• Plankinton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plankinton
  • Plankinton is located in Aurora County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 725 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plankinton <6>
• Woonsocket
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woonsocket
  • Woonsocket is located in Sanborn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 639 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woonsocket <6>
• Mount Vernon
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Vernon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Mount Vernon is located in Davison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <6>
• Stickney
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stickney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney
  • Stickney is located in Aurora County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stickney <6>
• Letcher
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Letcher have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letcher
  • Letcher is located in Sanborn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Letcher <6>
• Forestburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestburg
  • Forestburg is located in Sanborn County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 73 people
• Lane
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
  • Lane is located in Jerauld County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lane <6>
• River Bluff Addition
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Bluff Addition have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bluff Addition
  • River Bluff Addition is located in Davison County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 13 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Storla. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Storla.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Storla. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Storla.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Storla. See our Newspapers Page for Storla.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Storla ...

Looking for more information about Storla? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Storla, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Storla.

Adding Storla to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Storla in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Storla was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Storla post office opened in 1901.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Storla.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Storla. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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