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Welcome to Strabane ...

Strabane is located in Lenoir County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Strabane, you might consider that their post office opened in 1828.

Strabane is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Strabane lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Strabane: 252

Communities Also Named Strabane ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Strabane - they are located in Ontario and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Strabane ...

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

  • Goldsboro
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Kinston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Olive
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • La Grange
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Snow Hill
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Beulaville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Walnut Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Walnut Creek is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Creek
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
  • Kenansville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Calypso
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Calypso is located in Duplin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calypso
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
  • Pink Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Strabane ...

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

Adding Strabane to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Strabane 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 (so far) for Strabane was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Strabane post office opened in 1828. The Strabane post office closed in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Strabane.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Lenoir, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Strabane - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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/