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Welcome to Stringer ...

Stringer is located in Morgan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Stringer, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.

Stringer is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Stringer: 256 & 938<3>

Communities Also Named Stringer ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Stringer - they are located in Arkansas, Mississippi and Ohio.

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

Websites for Stringer ...

Junior League:   www.jlmorgancounty.com/

Communities near Stringer ...

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

  • Decatur
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Decatur is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,381 people
    • Former names for Decatur:
    • Albany
    • New Decatur
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <4>
  • Madison
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Cullman
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Hartselle
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Arab
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Arab is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arab
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,406 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arab <4>
  • Priceville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Triana
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Triana is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triana
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
  • Falkville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Flint City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Flint City is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint City
  • Holly Pond
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stringer ...

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

Adding Stringer to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Stringer 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 Stringer was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Stringer post office opened in 1881. The Stringer post office closed in 1909.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stringer.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Morgan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Stringer - 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 256 code has been Overlayed with the 938 area code. New phone numbers in the Stringer area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the Stringer 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/