Welcome to Strain ...

Strain is located in Franklin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Strain, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

Strain is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Strain ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Strain - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia and Texas.

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

Communities near Strain ...

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

• Union
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Union is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,094 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <4>
• Sullivan
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sullivan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
  • Sullivan is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,117 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sullivan <4>
• Saint Clair
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Clair have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
  • Saint Clair is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,689 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Clair <4>
• Cuba
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
  • Cuba is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,277 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <4>
• Owensville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owensville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensville
  • Owensville is located in Gasconade County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,563 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owensville <4>
• Bourbon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bourbon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourbon
  • Bourbon is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,563 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bourbon <4>
• Gerald
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerald
  • Gerald is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gerald <4>
• Bland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bland
  • Bland is located in Gasconade County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bland <4>
• Parkway
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkway have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkway
  • Parkway is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
• Oak Grove
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Oak Grove is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
  • Oak Grove has also been known as:
  • Oak Grove Village

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 Strain. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Strain.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Strain ...

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

Adding Strain to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Strain post office opened in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Strain.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Franklin County: www.franklinmo.org/

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/