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Welcome to Streby ...

Streby is located in Grant County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Streby, you might consider that their post office opened in 1906.

Streby is 1,730 feet [527 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Streby: 304 & 681<3>

Communities near Streby ...

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

  • Petersburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Moorefield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Davis
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Thomas
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Bayard
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Bayard is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
  • Harman
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Maysville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Maysville is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
  • Arthur
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Arthur is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
  • Seymourville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Seymourville is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymourville
  • Greenland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenland is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Streby ...

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

Adding Streby to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Streby 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 (so far) for Streby was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Streby post office opened in 1906. The Streby post office closed in 1935.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Streby.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Grant, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Streby - 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 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Streby area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Streby area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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