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Stratford Wisconsin Map

Explore Stratford, Wisconsin, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Stratford, Wisconsin

How to Use This Stratford, Wisconsin Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Stratford, Wisconsin. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Wisconsin or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Stratford.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

CityStratford
StateWisconsin (WI)
CountyMarathon County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneCentral Time (America/Chicago)
Latitude44.801076
Longitude-90.079298
Population1,581
Density115.1 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code54484
Area Code715
County SeatWausau
School DistrictStratford School District

About Stratford, Wisconsin

Stratford is a locality in Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,581. The population density is 115.1 people per km². Stratford is located at 44.8011°N, 90.0793°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Stratford is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 54484.

Stratford emerges from the flat, industrious plains of Wisconsin as a quiet expanse of fertile soil and wide, unyielding horizons. It lies 10.2 miles north-northeast of Marshfield, WI (from Marshfield, WI: bearing 26°T), and is situated 18.0 miles north-northeast of Rock. Connor Mill Creek carves a thin, reflective line through the landscape, its waters moving with a deliberate, low-slung pace that mirrors the stillness of the surrounding fields. Only a mile away, the surface of 1 Reservoir catches the pale, mid-afternoon light, holding the sky in a gaze that feels older than the grid of roads surrounding it. Far to the west, the distant silhouettes of the Philippine Islands occasionally sharpen against the sunset, providing a jagged, blue-tinted limit to a vista otherwise defined by the endless patience of the earth.

Agriculture remains the pulse of Stratford, where the legacy of German and Polish settlers lingers in the orderly geometry of dairy barns and the seasonal rhythm of the harvest. The economy here is rooted in the heavy, dark loam, a tradition that finds a lighter counterpoint in the nearby expanse of Big Rapids County Park. On Friday evenings, the air in Stratford carries the scent of supper-club fish fries, a local habit that binds the day’s labor to the collective comfort of the week’s end. Life here is measured by the slow turn of the seasons and the steady work of the soil, maintaining a character that values the quietude of a well-tended acre over the clamor of the wider world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Big Rapids County Park (Local Park) — 2.7 mi, 339° N
  • March Rapids County Park (Local Park) — 4.7 mi, 317° NW
  • Mcmillan Wildlife Area (State Recreation Area) — 6.1 mi, 227° SW
  • Mc Millan Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.1 mi, 227° SW
  • Mead Wildlife Area (State Recreation Area) — 7.0 mi, 158° S
  • Conservancy (Local Conservation Area) — 8.5 mi, 200° S
  • Strobe's Garage (Museum) — 10.4 mi, 033° NE
  • Everett & Dolores Roehl Stage (Theatre) — 10.5 mi, 207° SW
  • Lucille Tack Center for the Arts (Arts Centre) — 10.9 mi, 255° W
  • Gallery 450 (Gallery) — 11.2 mi, 214° SW
  • Helen Connor Laird Theater (Theatre) — 11.2 mi, 214° SW
  • World's Largest Round Barn (Attraction) — 11.3 mi, 204° SW
  • Soo Line 2442 (Attraction) — 11.6 mi, 207° SW
  • Statue of Christ (Public Artwork) — 11.8 mi, 205° SW
  • Marathon County Forest (Local Conservation Area) — 12.1 mi, 084° E
  • M60a3 (Attraction) — 12.2 mi, 166° S
  • Scattered Wildlife (State Conservation Area) — 16.6 mi, 143° SE
  • Rib Mountain State Park (State Park) — 19.8 mi, 065° NE
  • Gallery 164 (Gallery) — 20.0 mi, 093° E
  • Observation Deck (Viewpoint) — 20.7 mi, 066° NE
  • Marcus Cedar Creek Cinema (Cinema) — 22.3 mi, 079° E
  • Ingwal S. Horgen Farm Museum (Museum) — 23.7 mi, 063° NE
  • University of Wisconsin-Marathon County Planetarium (Museum) — 23.9 mi, 063° NE
  • Ahrnsbrak Room (Gallery) — 23.9 mi, 063° NE
  • Wausau School District Planetarium (Museum) — 24.1 mi, 060° NE
  • Peace Pole (Monument) — 24.5 mi, 063° NE
  • Children's Imaginarium (Museum) — 24.6 mi, 064° NE
  • Chequamegon National Forest (National Forest) — 26.8 mi, 331° NW · 863k acres
  • Necedah Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 30.7 mi, 192° S · 108k acres
  • Necedah National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 38.4 mi, 187° S · 88k acres

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About This Stratford Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Stratford, Wisconsin. Coordinates: 44.801076, -90.079298. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Stratford includes the ZIP code (54484), telephone area code (715), county seat of Marathon County (Wausau), and school district assignment (Stratford School District).

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.