Welcome to Stringtown ...
So far, we found very little information about Stringtown. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Stringtown to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Stringtown, please Contact Us.
Stringtown would have been located within present day Trinity County<2>.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Stringtown is 2,390 feet [728 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Stringtown is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Stringtown was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Stringtown ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 80 communities that are also named Stringtown - they are located in Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana (6), Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky (12), Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri (6), Montana (2), Ohio (14), Oklahoma (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (4), Tennessee (6), Texas (6), Virginia (3), Washington (2) and West Virginia (6).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Stringtown.
Communities near Stringtown ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Stringtown.
- Trinity Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Minersville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Minersville is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville
- Lamoine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lamoine is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamoine
- Former names for Lamoine:
- Slate Creek
- Slatonis
- Delta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Delta is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Former name for Delta:
- Bayles
- Gibson ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Gibson is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Pollard Flat
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pollard Flat is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard Flat
- Vollmers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vollmers is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vollmers
- Fisher ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Fisher is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Sims
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Sims is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims
- Flume ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Flume is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flume
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 Stringtown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Stringtown.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Stringtown. 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 Stringtown.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Stringtown. See our Newspapers Page for Stringtown.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Stringtown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Trinity, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Stringtown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |