Welcome to Strengthford ...

Strengthford is located in Wayne County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Strengthford, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Strengthford is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Strengthford: (601) & (769)<4>

Communities near Strengthford ...

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

• Laurel
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
  • Laurel is located in Jones County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,197 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <5>
• Waynesboro
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waynesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesboro
  • Waynesboro is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,866 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesboro <5>
• Ellisville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisville
  • Ellisville is located in Jones County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,551 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellisville <5>
• Richton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richton
  • Richton is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richton <5>
• Sandersville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
  • Sandersville is located in Jones County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
• Heidelberg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidelberg
  • Heidelberg is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 651 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heidelberg <5>
• Shubuta
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shubuta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shubuta
  • Shubuta is located in Clarke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
• Mulberry
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mulberry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
  • Mulberry is located in Wayne County
• Antioch
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
  • Antioch is located in Jones County
• Clara
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara
  • Clara is located in Wayne County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Strengthford ...

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

Adding Strengthford to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Strengthford 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 Strengthford was on a map titled Map of Mississippi (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Strengthford.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/