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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 Missaukee County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Stratford, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.

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

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, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, 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.

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 ...

The earliest source (so far) we've referenced which mentioned Stratford was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Stratford post office opened in 1898. The Stratford post office closed in 1908.

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 Michigan's counties, including Missaukee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<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/