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Welcome to Strawberry ...

Strawberry is located in Blount County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Strawberry, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1885.

Strawberry is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Strawberry, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Telephone area codes for Strawberry: (205) & (269)<4>

Communities Also Named Strawberry ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Strawberry - they are located in Arizona (2), Arkansas (2), California (3), Kansas, Kentucky, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, South Carolina (2) and Utah.

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

Communities near Strawberry ...

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

  • Albertville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Boaz
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
    • Boaz is located in Marshall County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,706 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boaz <5>
  • Guntersville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guntersville
    • Guntersville is located in Marshall County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,676 people
    • Former names for Guntersville:
    • Gunter's Ferry
    • Gunter's Landing
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guntersville <5>
  • Arab
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arab
    • Arab is located in Marshall County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,406 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arab <5>
  • Hanceville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanceville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanceville
    • Hanceville is located in Cullman County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,533 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanceville <5>
  • Blountsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blountsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blountsville
    • Blountsville is located in Blount County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,657 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blountsville <5>
  • Cleveland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
    • Cleveland is located in Blount County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,315 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <5>
  • Altoona
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altoona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
    • Altoona is located in Etowah County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altoona <5>
  • Snead
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snead
    • Snead is located in Blount County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 837 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snead <5>
  • Holly Pond
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Strawberry ...

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

Adding Strawberry to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Strawberry 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 Strawberry was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Strawberry post office opened in 1885.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Strawberry.

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

The official website for Blount County: www.co.blount.al.us/

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 Blount, 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 Strawberry - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (269) is an overlay for area code (205).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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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