1967 Map of Story

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Brown County State Park and the Hoosier National Forest dominate this landscape, where the confluence of the Middle Fork Salt Creek and South Fork Salt Creek feeds into the eastern reaches of Monroe Lake. The settlement patterns reflect a rugged terrain of high ridges and deep hollows, such as Hamilton Ridge and Jim Ayers Hollow, which historically isolated small communities like Story and Elkinsville. Genealogists will find significant local data in the numerous rural burial sites scattered across the township lines, including Moffitt Cem, McConney Cem, and Lutes Cem. The inclusion of Mt Zion Ch and Spurgeons Corner provides a look at the social fabric of these forest-bound hamlets before late-20th-century conservation and recreation efforts further shaped the region's character.