Stratford is a town and county seat of Sherman County, Texas, United States. Its population was 1,939 at the 2020 Census, down from 2,017 in 2010. Stratford was first settled around 1885, when a man named Aaron Norton bought 100 parcels of land from the Chicago, Rock Island and Gulf Railway. His manager, Walter Colton, named it for Stratford Hall, the …Stratford is a town and county seat of Sherman County, Texas, United States. Its population was 1,939 at the 2020 Census, down from 2,017 in 2010. Stratford was first settled around 1885, when a man named Aaron Norton bought 100 parcels of land from the Chicago, Rock Island and Gulf Railway. His manager, Walter Colton, named it for Stratford Hall, the childhood home of Robert E. Lee, whom he admired. A post office was established in 1900. In July 1901, Stratford was voted county seat, replacing Coldwater. In 1928, the Panhandle and Santa Fe Railway was connected to Stratford. The town was incorporated at some point before 1940.
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