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Welcome to Strata ...

Strata is located in Montgomery County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Strata, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1849.

Strata is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Strata: (334)

Communities near Strata ...

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

  • Pike Road
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Fort Deposit
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Hayneville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Petrey
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petrey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrey
    • Petrey is located in Crenshaw County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
  • Ada
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
    • Ada is located in Montgomery County
  • Lapine
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lapine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapine
    • Lapine is located in Montgomery County
  • Ramer
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Highland Home
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Davenport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davenport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
    • Davenport is located in Lowndes County
  • Grady
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grady have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
    • Grady is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grady <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 Strata. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Strata.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Strata ...

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

Adding Strata to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Strata post office opened in 1849.

We also found Strata in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Strata.

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

The official website for Montgomery County: www.mc-ala.org/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Montgomery, 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 Strata - 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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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