Do you know of Story ???
This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Story. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Story.<1>
Our sources for Story (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Story other than they indicate that Story would be found somewhere in Story County, Iowa.
From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened in 1877 and closed in 1878.
Communities Also Named Story ...
We found fourteen communities that share the name Story.
Within Iowa, the name Story is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fourteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Montgomery County
- Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Story [Montgomery County].
- Georgia
- Cobb County
- Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Story [Cobb County].
- Indiana
- Brown County
- Please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Story [Brown County].
- Louisiana
- Saint Bernard Parish
- Please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Story [Saint Bernard Parish].
- Manitoba
- Please visit our profile page for the Manitoba community of Story.
- Mississippi
- Jefferson Davis County
- Please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Story [Jefferson Davis County].
- Missouri
- Saint Clair County
- Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Story [Saint Clair County].
- Montana
- Gallatin County
- Please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Story [Gallatin County].
- Nebraska
- Sioux County
- Please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Story [Sioux County].
- Oklahoma
- Garvin County
- Please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Story [Garvin County].
- Ontario
- Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
- Sheridan County
- Please visit our profile page for the Wyoming community of Story [Sheridan County].
- Arkansas
Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Story ...
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Story:
Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>
Article: Index to Abandoned Towns of Iowa
Taken from The Annals of Iowa (Volume 18, Issue 3 - Winter 1932)
Written by: Mott, David C.
More Orphans in Story County ...
Can you help?
As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Story County.
| Boardman | |
| Latrobe | |
| Camden | |
| Colbyville | New Albany |
| Gilbert's Station | Sheffield |
| Goshen | Summit |
| Johnston Grove | Timberland Heights |
Footnotes ...
| <1> | This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Story could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |