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Welcome to Stroms ...

Stroms is located in Dougherty County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Stroms, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1915.

Stroms is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you leave Stroms and travel west, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Stroms: 229

Communities Also Named Stroms ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Stroms - it's located in Minnesota.

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

Communities near Stroms ...

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

  • Albany
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Albany is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,839 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <3>
  • Hinds
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hinds is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinds
    • Estimated population in 2019: 33,273 people
  • Sylvester
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Eugemar
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Eugemar is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugemar
    • Estimated population in 2019: 4,367 people
  • Greenough
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Greenough is located in Mitchell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenough
    • Estimated population in 2019: 3,304 people
  • Dawson Heights
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Dawson Heights is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Heights
    • Estimated population in 2019: 3,246 people
  • Leesburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • East Dougherty
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • East Dougherty is located in Worth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dougherty
    • Estimated population in 2019: 2,398 people
  • Lake Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Park is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Park
    • Estimated population in 2019: 1,207 people
  • Relswood Terrace
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Relswood Terrace is located in Dougherty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relswood Terrace
    • Estimated population in 2019: 1,079 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stroms ...

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

Adding Stroms to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Stroms in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Stroms was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1915.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stroms.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Dougherty, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Stroms - 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.