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Welcome to Strain ...

Strain is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Strain is located in Hardin County<1>.

Strain is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Strain lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Strain ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Strain - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia and Missouri.

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

Communities near Strain ...

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

  • Liberty
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Sour Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Ames
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Ames is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,275 people
  • Bevil Oaks
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Bevil Oaks is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevil Oaks
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,209 people
  • China
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • China is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for China <3>
  • Daisetta
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Hardin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Kenefick
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Kenefick is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenefick
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
  • Nome
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Nome is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nome
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 592 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nome <3>
  • Devers
    (7 miles [11.3 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 Strain. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Strain.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Strain ...

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

Adding Strain to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Strain in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Strain was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Texas.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Strain.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Hardin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Strain - 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.