Welcome to Story ...

Story is located in Sheridan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Story, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

Story is 5,030 feet [1,533 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Story is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Story lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Story: (307)

The ZIP code for Story: 82842<3>

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, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Ontario, Virginia and Wisconsin.

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.

• Sheridan
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
  • Sheridan is located in Sheridan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,095 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheridan <4>
• Buffalo
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
  • Buffalo is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,659 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo <4>
• Big Horn
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Horn
  • Big Horn is located in Sheridan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Horn <4>
• Saddlestring
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddlestring
  • Saddlestring is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saddlestring <4>
• Beckton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckton
  • Beckton is located in Sheridan County
• Wyarno
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyarno
  • Wyarno is located in Sheridan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyarno <4>
• Wolf
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf
  • Wolf is located in Sheridan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolf <4>
• Kleenburn
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kleenburn
  • Kleenburn is located in Sheridan County
• Clearmont
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearmont
  • Clearmont is located in Sheridan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearmont <4>
• Ranchester
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranchester
  • Ranchester is located in Sheridan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,082 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranchester <4>

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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Story, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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 1901.

We also found Story on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Wyoming (1956).

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 Sheridan County: www.sheridancounty.com/

The official website for State of Wyoming: www.wyo.gov/