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Welcome to Strawberry Ridge ...

Strawberry Ridge is located in Montour County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Strawberry Ridge, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

A typical abbreviation for Strawberry Ridge: Strawberry Rdg. (or less commonly used: Strawberry Rdge. or Strawberry Ridg.)

Strawberry Ridge is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Strawberry Ridge is located in the (570) area code.

Communities Also Named Strawberry Ridge ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Strawberry Ridge - it's located in North Carolina.

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

Communities near Strawberry Ridge ...

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

  • Bloomsburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sunbury
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbury
    • Sunbury is located in Northumberland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,322 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunbury <4>
  • Milton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
    • Milton is located in Northumberland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,550 people
  • Lewisburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Danville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Montoursville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montoursville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montoursville
    • Montoursville is located in Lycoming County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,393 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montoursville <4>
  • Northumberland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Kulpmont
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kulpmont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kulpmont
    • Kulpmont is located in Northumberland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,735 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kulpmont <4>
  • Muncy
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muncy
    • Muncy is located in Lycoming County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,406 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muncy <4>
  • Watsontown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Strawberry Ridge ...

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

Adding Strawberry Ridge to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Strawberry Ridge post office opened in 1891.

We also found Strawberry Ridge in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Strawberry Ridge.

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

The official website for Montour County: www.montourco.org/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Montour, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Strawberry Ridge - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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