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Welcome to Strouds ...

Strouds is located in Monroe County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Strouds, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.

Strouds is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Strouds: 478

Communities Also Named Strouds ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Strouds - they are located in West Virginia and Wyoming.

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

Websites for Strouds ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.forsyth-monroechamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Strouds, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Strouds ...

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

  • Thomaston
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Barnesville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Forsyth
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Lincoln Park
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Lincoln Park is located in Upson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
    • Estimated population in 2019: 1,503 people
  • Roberta
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Russellville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Russellville is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
  • Milner
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Yatesville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Meansville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Culloden
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Strouds ...

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

Adding Strouds to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Strouds 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 (so far) for Strouds was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Strouds post office opened in 1886. The Strouds post office closed in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Strouds.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Monroe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Strouds - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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