Welcome to Strafford ...
Strafford is located in Orange County<1>.
The location of Strafford has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Strafford, you might consider that their post office opened in 1851.
Strafford is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Strafford lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Strafford is within the (802) area code.
Websites for Strafford ...
Official Website: www.straffordvt.net/
Communities Also Named Strafford ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Strafford - they are located in Massachusetts, Missouri, New Hampshire and Pennsylvania.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Strafford.
Communities near Strafford ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Strafford.
- Lebanon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
- Lebanon is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,808 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <4>
- Hanover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Hanover is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,555 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <4>
- Hartford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Enfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Enfield is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,564 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enfield <4>
- Randolph
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Haverhill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill
- Haverhill is located in Grafton County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,555 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haverhill <4>
- Williamstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Williamstown is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,530 people
- Norwich
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Royalton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Bradford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
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 Strafford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Strafford.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Strafford. 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 Strafford.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Strafford. See our Newspapers Page for Strafford.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Strafford ...
Looking for more information about Strafford? 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 Strafford, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Strafford.
Adding Strafford to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Strafford 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 Strafford was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
We also found Strafford on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Vermont (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Strafford.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Strafford: www.straffordvt.net/
The official website for State of Vermont: https://www.vermont.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Vermont's counties, including Orange, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Strafford - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |