Welcome to Strahan ...

Strahan is located in Mills County<1>.

The location of Strahan has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Strahan, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Strahan is 1,130 feet [344 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Strahan lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Strahan lies within the (712) area code.

Communities near Strahan ...

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

• Red Oak
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
  • Red Oak is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,271 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Oak <4>
• Glenwood
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
  • Glenwood is located in Mills County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,261 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenwood <4>
• Shenandoah
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shenandoah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
  • Shenandoah is located in Page County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,783 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shenandoah <4>
• Malvern
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malvern
  • Malvern is located in Mills County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malvern <4>
• Sidney
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
  • Sidney is located in Fremont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,016 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <4>
• Tabor
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
  • Tabor is located in Fremont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 958 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tabor <4>
• Essex
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Essex have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
  • Essex is located in Page County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 737 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Essex <4>
• Farragut
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farragut have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farragut
  • Farragut is located in Fremont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 437 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farragut <4>
• Emerson
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
  • Emerson is located in Mills County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 435 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emerson <4>
• Pacific Junction
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pacific Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific Junction
  • Pacific Junction is located in Mills County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pacific Junction <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 Strahan. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Strahan.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Strahan ...

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

Adding Strahan to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Strahan 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 Strahan was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Strahan on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Iowa (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Strahan.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Strahan. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Mills County: www.millscoia.us/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/