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Welcome to Stronghurst ...The village of Stronghurst is located in Henderson County<1>. The location of Stronghurst has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> The pronunciation of Stronghurst: STRONG-herst<3> While we don't have a date for the founding of Stronghurst, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Stronghurst has a population of 794 people<4> (see below for details). Stronghurst is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<5>. Time Zone: Stronghurst lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Stronghurst lies within the (309) area code. The ZIP code for Stronghurst: 61480<6> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Stronghurst had an population of 794 people. This is a decrease of 10.08% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 11.38% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Stronghurst had a population of 883 people (or 12.04% of the total population of Henderson County). This makes Stronghurst the county's 2nd most populous community. With a 2010 count of 883 people, the population of Stronghurst decreased 1.45% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 896 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Stronghurst. Communities near Stronghurst ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Stronghurst.
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 Stronghurst. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Stronghurst. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Stronghurst. 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 Stronghurst. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Stronghurst. See our Newspapers Page for Stronghurst. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stronghurst ...Looking for more information about Stronghurst? 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Stronghurst, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Stronghurst. Adding Stronghurst to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Stronghurst 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 Stronghurst was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8> We also found Stronghurst in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Stronghurst. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Stronghurst. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov Footnotes ...
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