Do you know of Strawn ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Strawn. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Strawn.<1>

Our sources for Strawn (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Strawn other than they indicate that Strawn would be found somewhere in Somerset County, Pennsylvania.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1899 and closed  in 1919.

Communities Also Named Strawn ...

We found three communities that share the name Strawn.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Strawn is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Illinois
    • Livingston County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Strawn [Livingston County].
  • Maryland
    • Garrett County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Strawn [Garrett County].
  • Texas
    • Palo Pinto County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Strawn [Palo Pinto County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Strawn ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Strawn:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

More Orphans in  Somerset County ...

Can you help?

As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Somerset County.