Welcome to Strodes Mills ...

Strodes Mills is located in Mifflin County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Strodes Mills, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

A typical abbreviation for Strodes Mills: Strodes Mls. (or less commonly used: Strodes Mlls.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Strodes Mills for more information about variations on the name of Strodes Mills.

Strodes Mills is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Strodes Mills lies within the (717) area code.

Communities near Strodes Mills ...

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

• State College
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State College
  • State College is located in Centre County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,366 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for State College <4>
• Lewistown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
  • Lewistown is located in Mifflin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,085 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewistown <4>
• Huntingdon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntingdon
  • Huntingdon is located in Huntingdon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,879 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntingdon <4>
• Mount Union
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
  • Mount Union is located in Huntingdon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,312 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Union <4>
• Burnham
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
  • Burnham is located in Mifflin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,984 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnham <4>
• Mifflintown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflintown
  • Mifflintown is located in Juniata County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 903 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mifflintown <4>
• Port Royal
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
  • Port Royal is located in Juniata County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Royal <4>
• Mifflin
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
  • Mifflin is located in Juniata County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
• Juniata Terrace
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Juniata Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata Terrace
  • Juniata Terrace is located in Mifflin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
• Petersburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
  • Petersburg is located in Huntingdon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 460 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petersburg <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Strodes Mills ...

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

Adding Strodes Mills to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Strodes Mills 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 Strodes Mills was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Strodes Mills.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Mifflin County: www.co.mifflin.pa.us/

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