Welcome to Stringer ...

Stringer is located in Morgan County<1>.

The location of Stringer has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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.<3>.

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

Area codes for Stringer: (256) & (938)<4>

Websites for Stringer ...

Junior League:   www.jlmorgancounty.com/

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.

Communities near Stringer ...

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

• Decatur
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
  • Decatur is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,381 people
  • Former names for Decatur:
  • Albany
  • New Decatur
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <5>
• Madison
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
  • Madison is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 52,654 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <5>
• Cullman
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cullman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullman
  • Cullman is located in Cullman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,564 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cullman <5>
• Hartselle
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartselle
  • Hartselle is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,470 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartselle <5>
• Arab
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arab
  • Arab is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,406 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arab <5>
• Priceville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priceville
  • Priceville is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,984 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Priceville <5>
• Triana
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Triana have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triana
  • Triana is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
• Falkville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falkville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falkville
  • Falkville is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,256 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falkville <5>
• Flint City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint City
  • Flint City is located in Morgan County
• Holly Pond
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Pond
  • Holly Pond is located in Cullman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 814 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holly Pond <5>

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 for Stringer was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

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

We also found Stringer in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stringer.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Stringer. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Morgan County: www.co.morgan.al.us/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/