Welcome to Strom ...
Strom is located in Botetourt County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Strom, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.
Strom is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Strom lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Strom: 540 & 826<3>
Communities Also Named Strom ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Strom - it's located in Montana.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Strom.
Communities near Strom ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Strom.
- Covington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Covington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
- Covington is located in Covington City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,639 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <5>
- Clifton Forge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Buchanan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Troutville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Iron Gate
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron Gate have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
- Iron Gate is located in Alleghany County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Fincastle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- New Castle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gala
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Glen Wilton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Low Moor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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 Strom. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Strom.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Strom. 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 Strom.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Strom. See our Newspapers Page for Strom.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Strom ...
Looking for more information about Strom? 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 Strom, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Strom.
Adding Strom to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Strom 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 Strom was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Strom post office opened in 1880.
We also found Strom in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Strom.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Botetourt, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Strom - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Strom area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Strom area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |