Welcome to Story ...
So far, we found very little information about Story. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Story to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Story, please Contact Us.
Story would have been located within present day Jefferson Davis County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Story, you might consider that their post office opened in 1904.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Story is 330 feet [101 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Story was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Story was located: 601 & 769<4>
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, Indiana, Louisiana, Manitoba, 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.
- Columbia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Monticello
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Prentiss
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bassfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bassfield is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Silver Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Vale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Oak Vale is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Vale
- Goss
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Goss is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
- Arm
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Arm is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arm
- Expose
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Expose is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Expose
- Tilton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Tilton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
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.
Adding Story to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Story in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Story was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Story post office opened in 1904. The Story post office closed in 1908.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Story.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Jefferson Davis, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Story - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Story area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Story area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |