Welcome to Stratford ...

Stratford is located in Ogle County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Stratford, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

When the people of Stratford refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Straffordian<3>

Stratford is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Telephone area codes for Stratford: (815) & (779)<5>

Communities Also Named Stratford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 25 communities that are also named Stratford - they are located in California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina (2), Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia (2), Washington and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Stratford.

Communities near Stratford ...

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

• Dixon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
  • Dixon is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,927 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dixon <6>
• Sterling
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
  • Sterling is located in Whiteside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,313 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sterling <6>
• Rock Falls
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Falls
  • Rock Falls is located in Whiteside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,648 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Falls <6>
• Byron
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
  • Byron is located in Ogle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,650 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byron <6>
• Oregon
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
  • Oregon is located in Ogle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oregon <6>
• Mount Morris
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Morris
  • Mount Morris is located in Ogle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,776 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Morris <6>
• Amboy
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amboy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
  • Amboy is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,287 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amboy <6>
• Polo
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo
  • Polo is located in Ogle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,158 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Polo <6>
• Forreston
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forreston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forreston
  • Forreston is located in Ogle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,338 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forreston <6>
• Lanark
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanark
  • Lanark is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,321 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lanark <6>

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 Stratford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Stratford.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stratford ...

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

Adding Stratford to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Stratford 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 Stratford was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Stratford post office opened in 1887.

We also found Stratford in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stratford.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Ogle County: www.oglecounty.org/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov