“The Story of an Hour” and “The Lottery” settings, help please!! need this answered quick! Both “The Story of an Hour” and “The...

I do not agree with the premise of the question.  Neither of these stories is clearly set in a particular time or place.

All we really know about Chopin's story is that it occurs during a time when railroad disasters are not unheard of and people have latchkeys.  Because of Chopin's own background, and because of where she sets most of her other stories, "The Story of an Hour" is generally assumed to be set in Louisiana during Chopin's lifetime (late 1800s).

In Jackson's story, there is little to suggest a time (other than June 27) or a place.  The names of the people are English/American names.  The town has a bank and a post office and a coal business.  But other than that, there's nothing to place the story at a given time or place.