Welcome to Strand ...

Strand is located in Adams County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Strand, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Strand is 1,210 feet [369 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Strand ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Strand - they are located in California, Minnesota, Ontario and South Dakota.

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

Communities near Strand ...

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

• Red Oak
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
  • Red Oak is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,271 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Oak <4>
• Corning
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
  • Corning is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,424 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corning <4>
• Villisca
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Villisca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villisca
  • Villisca is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,143 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Villisca <4>
• Griswold
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
  • Griswold is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 941 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Griswold <4>
• Stanton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
  • Stanton is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 648 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanton <4>
• Lewis
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
  • Lewis is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewis <4>
• Massena
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massena
  • Massena is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Massena <4>
• Elliott
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elliott have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
  • Elliott is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elliott <4>
• Cumberland
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
  • Cumberland is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
• Prescott
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prescott have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
  • Prescott is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prescott <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 Strand. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Strand.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Strand ...

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

Adding Strand to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Strand post office opened in 1888.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Strand.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Adams County: www.co.adams.ia.us/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/