A visit to the Story Cemetery ...
The location of the Story Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<1>
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Story Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Story Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Story Cemetery
Lat: 32.2571° (32° 15' 25")
Lon: -82.5735° (-82° 34' 24")
The Story Cemetery is located in Montgomery County<2>.
The county seat for Montgomery County is located in Mount Vernon. Mount Vernon lies just to the south southwest of the Story Cemetery .
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Story Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Montgomery County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Story Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Story Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ailey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Tarrytown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tarrytown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrytown
- Tarrytown is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tarrytown <4>
- Mount Vernon
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Higgston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Higgston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgston
- Higgston is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Glenwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Soperton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Petross
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petross have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petross
- Petross is located in Montgomery County
- Vidalia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Alston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Alamo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rockledge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockledge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockledge
- Rockledge is located in Laurens County
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,433 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockledge <4>
- Gillis Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillis Springs
- Gillis Springs is located in Treutlen County
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Uvalda
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Rock Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Rock Springs is located in Toombs County
- Santa Claus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santa Claus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Claus
- Santa Claus is located in Toombs County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Lyons
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Oak Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Norristown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norristown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norristown
- Norristown is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norristown <4>
- Cedar Crossing
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crossing
- Cedar Crossing is located in Toombs County
- Adrian
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Grove is located in Laurens County
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Story Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Montgomery County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Story Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alamo
- Lyons
- McRae
- Mount Vernon
- Soperton
- Vidalia
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Story Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Story Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Taylor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
- Nab Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nab Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Nab Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nab Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
- McCloud Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCloud Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The McCloud Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCloud Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cooper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cooper Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morris Cemetery
- Braddy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Braddy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Braddy Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Braddy Cemetery
- Darley or Calhoun Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Darley or Calhoun Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Darley or Calhoun Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Darley or Calhoun Cemetery
- Burner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Burner Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burner Cemetery
- McRae Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The McRae Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McRae Cemetery
- Hamilton Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hamilton Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hamilton Hill Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hamilton Hill Cemetery
- Allmond Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allmond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Allmond Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allmond Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adams Cemetery
- McKinnon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKinnon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The McKinnon Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKinnon Cemetery
- Live Oak Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Morris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morris Cemetery
- Ferguson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ferguson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Ferguson Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ferguson Cemetery
- Love Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Baker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Baker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baker Cemetery
- Peterson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peterson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Peterson Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peterson Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
- McCrimon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCrimon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The McCrimon Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCrimon Cemetery
- Calhoun Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calhoun Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Calhoun Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calhoun Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Story Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #345018 (Story Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #345018 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Soperton South
- County: Montgomery Elev: 77
- Location given for GNIS #345018 (Story Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
<2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Montgomery, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
<3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Story Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.2571, Longitude: -82.5735 In this case, the coordinates for the Story Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<5> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<6> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |