Welcome to Straut ...

Straut is located in Pike County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Straut, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1876.

Straut is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Straut: (217)

Communities near Straut ...

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

• Pittsfield
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
  • Pittsfield is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,165 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsfield <4>
• Louisiana
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisiana
  • Louisiana is located in Pike County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,219 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisiana <4>
• Carrollton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrollton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
  • Carrollton is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,352 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrollton <4>
• White Hall
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
  • White Hall is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,269 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Hall <4>
• Elsberry
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elsberry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsberry
  • Elsberry is located in Lincoln County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,098 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elsberry <4>
• Roodhouse
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roodhouse
  • Roodhouse is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,646 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roodhouse <4>
• Winchester
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
  • Winchester is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,466 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <4>
• Griggsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Griggsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griggsville
  • Griggsville is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,125 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Griggsville <4>
• Pleasant Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 903 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Hill <4>
• Clarksville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
  • Clarksville is located in Pike County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <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 Straut. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Straut.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Straut ...

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

Adding Straut to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Straut post office opened in 1876.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Straut.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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