A visit to the Story Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed 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 ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Story Cemetery:
32.2571, -82.5735
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Story Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on the Story Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Story Cemetery.<4>
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)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Nab Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Nab Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nab Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- McCloud Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The McCloud Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCloud Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Braddy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Braddy Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braddy Cemetery
- Darley or Calhoun Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Burner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Burner Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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 McRae Cemetery
- Hamilton Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hamilton Hill Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Hill Cemetery
- Allmond Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Allmond Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allmond Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- McKinnon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The McKinnon Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon Cemetery
- Live Oak Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Live Oak Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Live Oak Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Ailey.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #270478 <5>
- Morris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Ferguson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Ferguson Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Peterson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Peterson Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- McCrimon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The McCrimon Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCrimon Cemetery
- Calhoun Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Calhoun Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 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)
- Mount Vernon
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Higgston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Higgston is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Glenwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Charles
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Charles is located in Toombs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles
- Soperton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Petross
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Petross is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petross
- 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)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Gillis Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Gillis Springs is located in Treutlen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillis Springs
- Uvalda
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Rock Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Springs is located in Toombs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Santa Claus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Santa Claus is located in Toombs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Claus
- 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)
- Cedar Crossing
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Crossing is located in Toombs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crossing
- Adrian
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
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
- Mount Vernon
- Soperton
- Vidalia
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 helpful 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:
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: In 2021, GNIS record #345018 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Montgomery
- Est. Elev: 77 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Soperton South
- Location given for Story Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.2571247 Lon: -82.5734664
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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- Story Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |