Welcome to Stranger ...
Stranger is located Stranger is located in Falls County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Stranger, 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. Stranger is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Stranger lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Stranger lies within the (254) area code. We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Stranger. We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Stranger. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Stranger. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Stranger. 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 Stranger. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Stranger. See our Newspapers Page for Stranger. Looking for more information about Stranger? 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 Stranger, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Stranger. We originally found mention of Stranger 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 Stranger was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Stranger.
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Communities near Stranger ...
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
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Footnotes ...
<1> If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Falls, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. <2> The elevation is an estimate for the area around Stranger - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. <3> While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. <4> The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.