Welcome to Strauss ...

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

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

Strauss would have been located within present day Dona Ana County<2>.

The location of Strauss has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

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

While the community is gone, the present day location for Strauss is 4,110 feet [1,253 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Strauss is about ¾ mile [or 1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Strauss was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: While Strauss is in the Mountain Time Zone, the area just to the east is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Strauss would have been located in the (575) area code.

Communities Also Named Strauss ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Strauss - it's located in Kansas.

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

Communities near Strauss ...

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

• El Paso
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Paso
  • El Paso is located in El Paso County (TX)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 681,534 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Paso <5>
• Sunland Park
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunland Park
  • Sunland Park is located in Dona Ana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunland Park <5>
• Anthony
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
  • Anthony is located in Dona Ana County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anthony <5>
• Anthony
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anthony have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
  • Anthony is located in El Paso County (TX)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,257 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anthony <5>
• Vinton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vinton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
  • Vinton is located in El Paso County (TX)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,168 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vinton <5>
• Prado Verde
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prado Verde have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prado Verde
  • Prado Verde is located in El Paso County (TX)
• La Union
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Union
  • La Union is located in Dona Ana County
• Canutillo
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canutillo
  • Canutillo is located in El Paso County (TX)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canutillo <5>
• Westway
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westway have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westway
  • Westway is located in El Paso County (TX)
• Lanark ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lanark have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanark
  • Lanark is located in Dona Ana 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 Strauss. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Strauss.

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

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

Adding Strauss to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Strauss mentioned on a train schedule titled Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (August 1903).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Strauss.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Dona Ana County: www.co.dona-ana.nm.us/

The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/