Welcome to South Strabane ...

South Strabane is located in Washington County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of South Strabane, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1876.

A typical abbreviation for South Strabane: S. Strabane

South Strabane is 1,180 feet [360 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: South Strabane lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Websites for South Strabane ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.washcochamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to South Strabane, the following might be of interest:

Communities near South Strabane ...

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

• Bethel Park
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Park
  • Bethel Park is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,212 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethel Park <4>
• Baldwin
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
  • Baldwin is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,419 people
• Whitehall
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
  • Whitehall is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,313 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitehall <4>
• Washington
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,249 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <4>
• Jefferson Hills
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Hills
  • Jefferson Hills is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,136 people
  • Jefferson Hills has also been known as:
  • Jefferson
• Brentwood
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
  • Brentwood is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brentwood <4>
• Canonsburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canonsburg
  • Canonsburg is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,751 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canonsburg <4>
• Castle Shannon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Shannon
  • Castle Shannon is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,371 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castle Shannon <4>
• Dormont
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dormont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dormont
  • Dormont is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,224 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dormont <4>
• Pleasant Hills
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
  • Pleasant Hills is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,968 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Hills <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 South Strabane. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for South Strabane.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Strabane ...

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

Adding South Strabane to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of South Strabane 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 South Strabane was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the South Strabane post office opened in 1876.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for South Strabane.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/