Welcome to Story ...

Story is located in Brown County<1>.

Story was founded in 1851.

The origin (or the toponymy) of Story: Named after Dr. George Story, who received a land patent for 173 acres.

Story is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Story lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Story lies within the (812) area code.

Communities Also Named Story ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Story - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Manitoba, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Ontario, Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Story.

Communities near Story ...

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

• Bloomington
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
  • Bloomington is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,603 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomington <3>
• Columbus
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
  • Columbus is located in Bartholomew County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,445 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <3>
• Seymour
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
  • Seymour is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,096 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seymour <3>
• Brownstown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownstown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownstown
  • Brownstown is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,874 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownstown <3>
• 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.<4> 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
• Nashville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
  • Nashville is located in Brown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,097 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashville <3>
• 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.<4> 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 <3>
• Medora
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medora
  • Medora is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
• 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.<4> 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 <3>
• Judah
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Judah have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judah
  • Judah is located in Lawrence County

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 Story. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Story.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Story. 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 Story.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Story ...

Looking for more information about Story? 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 Story, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Story.

Adding Story to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Story 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 Story was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Story post office opened in 1882.

We also found Story in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Story.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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