Welcome to Stratton ...

The village of Stratton is located in Hitchcock County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Stratton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Stratton has a population of 324 people<2> (see below for details).

Stratton is 2,830 feet [863 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Stratton is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel west from Stratton (for example, toward Haigler), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Stratton is located in the (308) area code.

The ZIP code for Stratton: 69043<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Stratton had an population of 324 people. This is a decrease of 5.54% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 18.18% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Stratton had a population of 343 people (or 11.8% of the total population of Hitchcock County). This makes Stratton the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Stratton represents 0.02% of the total population of Nebraska (which has 1,826,341 people), making it the state's 246th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 343 people, the population of Stratton decreased 13.38% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 396 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Stratton.

Communities Also Named Stratton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Stratton - they are located in Colorado (2), Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, New York, Ohio, Ontario, Texas, Vermont and Virginia.

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

Communities near Stratton ...

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

• Benkelman
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benkelman
  • Benkelman is located in Dundy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 778 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benkelman <5>
• Wauneta
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauneta
  • Wauneta is located in Chase County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 543 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wauneta <5>
• Trenton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
  • Trenton is located in Hitchcock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trenton <5>
• Palisade
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palisade
  • Palisade is located in Hitchcock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palisade <5>
• Hamlet
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
  • Hamlet is located in Hayes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamlet <5>
• Max
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Max
  • Max is located in Dundy County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Max <5>
• Beverly
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beverly have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
  • Beverly is located in Hitchcock County
• Ough
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ough
  • Ough is located in Dundy County
• Culbertson
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culbertson
  • Culbertson is located in Hitchcock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 563 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Culbertson <5>
• Beardsley
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beardsley
  • Beardsley is located in Rawlins County (KS)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stratton ...

Looking for more information about Stratton? 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 Stratton, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Stratton.

Adding Stratton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Stratton post office opened in 1881.

We also found Stratton on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Nebraska (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stratton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Hitchcock County: www.co.hitchcock.ne.us/

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/