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Welcome to Stratford ...

So far, we found very little information about Stratford. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Stratford to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Stratford, please Contact Us.

Stratford would have been located within present day Marion County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Stratford, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

When the people of Stratford referred to themselves (known as a demonym), they are believed to have used Straffordian<3>

While the community is gone, the present day location for Stratford is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Stratford was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Stratford was located: 317 & 463<5>

Communities Also Named Stratford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 25 communities that are also named Stratford - they are located in California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina (2), Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia (2), Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Stratford ...

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

  • Columbus
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Seymour
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Edinburgh
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Brownstown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Trafalgar
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Princes Lakes
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Princes Lakes is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princes Lakes
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,342 people
  • Nashville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Morgantown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Elizabethtown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Elizabethtown is located in Bartholomew County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
  • Clifford
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Clifford is located in Bartholomew County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 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 Stratford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Stratford.

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

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

Adding Stratford to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Stratford 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 Stratford was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stratford.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Stratford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Marion, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Stratford refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Stratford may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Stratford - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 317 code has been Overlayed with the 463 area code. New phone numbers in the Stratford area will be assigned with one of these codes: 317 or 463. As a result, placing a call in the Stratford area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
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