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Welcome to Strasburg ...The village of Strasburg is located in Shelby County<1>. The location of Strasburg has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> The pronunciation of Strasburg: STRAWZ-berg<3> While we don't have a date for the founding of Strasburg, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1881. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Strasburg has a population of 439 people<4> (see below for details). Strasburg is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<5>. Time Zone: Strasburg lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you leave Strasburg and travel east, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT). The telephone area code for Strasburg: (217) The ZIP code for Strasburg: 62465<6> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Strasburg had an population of 439 people. This is a decrease of 6% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 27.2% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Strasburg had a population of 467 people. This makes Strasburg the county's 8th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 467 people, the population of Strasburg decreased 22.55% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 603 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Strasburg. Communities Also Named Strasburg ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Strasburg - they are located in Colorado, Michigan, Missouri, North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wisconsin. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Strasburg. Communities near Strasburg ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Strasburg.
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 Strasburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Strasburg. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Strasburg. 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 Strasburg. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Strasburg. See our Newspapers Page for Strasburg. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Strasburg ...Looking for more information about Strasburg? 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 Strasburg, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Strasburg. Adding Strasburg to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Strasburg 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 Strasburg was on a map titled Rand McNally Map (1881). We also found Strasburg in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Strasburg. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Strasburg. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov Footnotes ...
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