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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Story (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Story. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for Story ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

Story was originally named Storyville

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

A Few Details for Story ...

While it's still very early in our research, we found that:

  • The naming (or the toponymy) of Story: Named after Dr. George Story, who received a land patent for 173 acres.
  • Story was founded in 1851.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Story is located in Brown County.

To see how the shape of Indiana's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Brown County: Bartholomew, Jackson, Johnson, Monroe & Morgan.

Below are the counties that are near Story. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Story:

  • Brown County     (The home county of Story)
  • Bartholomew County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Story, with the one closest to Story listed first.
    • Stony Lonesome
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • North Ogilville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Bethel Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Village
      • Bethel Village is located in Bartholomew County
    • Garden City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
      • Garden City is located in Bartholomew County
    • Jonesville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
      • Jonesville is located in Bartholomew County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesville <1>
    • Corn Brook
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Columbus
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Taylorsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jewell Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jewell Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell Village
      • Jewell Village is located in Bartholomew County
    • Pleasant View Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Village
      • Pleasant View Village is located in Bartholomew County
    • Elizabethtown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Clifford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
      • Clifford is located in Bartholomew County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
    • Petersville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Decatur County
  • Greene County
  • Jackson County
  • Jennings County
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Story, with the one closest to Story listed first.
    • Peoga
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peoga have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoga
      • Peoga is located in Johnson County
    • Princes Lakes
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princes Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princes Lakes
      • Princes Lakes is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,342 people
    • Nineveh
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Samaria
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Edinburgh
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Anita ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Anita. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anita
      • Anita is located in Johnson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Anita
      • From Story to Anita
    • Trafalgar
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Amity
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Franklin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Providence
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Banta
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Banta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banta
      • Banta is located in Johnson County
    • Bargersville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Lawrence County
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Story, with the one closest to Story listed first.
    • Unionville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
      • Unionville is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unionville <1>
    • Smithville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Bloomington
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Clear Creek
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clear Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
      • Clear Creek is located in Monroe County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Clear Creek
      • From Story to Clear Creek
    • Dolan
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Harrodsburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrodsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrodsburg
      • Harrodsburg is located in Monroe County
    • Highland Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
      • Highland Village is located in Monroe County
    • Kirksville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kirksville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksville
      • Kirksville is located in Monroe County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kirksville
      • From Story to Kirksville
    • Ellettsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellettsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellettsville
      • Ellettsville is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,706 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellettsville <1>
    • Stanford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Stinesville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stinesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinesville
      • Stinesville is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
  • Morgan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Story, with the one closest to Story listed first.
    • Morgantown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morgantown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgantown
      • Morgantown is located in Morgan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morgantown <1>
    • Taggart Crossing ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Martinsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Paragon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paragon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paragon
      • Paragon is located in Morgan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paragon <1>
  • Orange County
  • Owen County
    • Gosport
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gosport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosport
      • Gosport is located in Owen County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 797 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gosport <1>
  • Shelby County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Story, with the one closest to Story listed first.
    • Mount Auburn
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Flat Rock
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
      • Flat Rock is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flat Rock <1>
    • Norristown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Story, with the one closest to Story listed first.
    • Kossuth
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kossuth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
      • Kossuth is located in Washington County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kossuth
      • From Story to Kossuth
    • Plattsburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Saltillo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saltillo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
      • Saltillo is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Story, see our County-by-County Page for Story.

Cemeteries Near Story ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Story.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Story covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Story, with the one closest to Story listed first.

  • Noblet Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Elkinsville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • McKinney Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKinney Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKinney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Moffitt Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moffitt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moffitt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Reeves Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reeves Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reeves Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Spiker Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spiker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spiker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Robinson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Houston Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Lutes Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Beck Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beck Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Phillips Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Phillips Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Phillips Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Terrill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Terrill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Terrill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (310 more) ...
    • Thompson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Waggoner Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waggoner Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waggoner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Cain Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cain Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Story had a population of 27 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Story, with the one closest to Story listed first.

  • Elkinsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkinsville
    • Elkinsville is located in Brown County
  • Christiansburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christiansburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiansburg
    • Christiansburg is located in Brown County
  • Pikes Peak
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Maumee
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maumee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maumee
    • Maumee is located in Jackson County
  • Houston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Houston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
    • Houston is located in Jackson County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Houston
    • From Story to Houston
  • Becks Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Stratford ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stratford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
    • Stratford is located in Marion County
  • Nashville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Mount Liberty
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Yellowstone
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellowstone have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowstone
    • Yellowstone is located in Monroe County
  • Kurtz
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Freetown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Spraytown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Spraytown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spraytown
      • Spraytown is located in Jackson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Spraytown
      • From Story to Spraytown
    • Waymansville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waymansville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waymansville
      • Waymansville is located in Bartholomew County
    • Norman
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Story. See our List of 1890's Communities around Story.

Newspapers Published in Story ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 76 newspapers that have been published in the area around Story.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Story, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Story.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Story:

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

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Story, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Story) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Story. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0990, Longitude: -86.2138    









 

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