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Welcome to Stringtown ...

Stringtown is located in Pike County<1>.

Stringtown is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Stringtown lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Stringtown: 606

Communities Also Named Stringtown ...

While we believe that this Stringtown is located in Pike County, we know of another 11 Kentucky communities named Stringtown. Those communities are located in the following counties: Anderson, Boone, Fleming, Grant, Jackson, Lawrence, Madison, Magoffin, Mercer, Muhlenberg and Spencer County.

Beyond Kentucky, there are 80 communities that are also named Stringtown - they are located in Arkansas, California, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana (6), Iowa, Kansas (3), 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.

  • Pikeville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Williamson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Logan
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Logan is located in Logan County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,447 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Logan <3>
  • Delbarton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Matewan
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Gilbert
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Kermit
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Kermit is located in Mingo County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kermit
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kermit <3>
  • Warfield
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • McAndrews
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • McAndrews is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAndrews
  • Ransom
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Ransom is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stringtown ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Pike, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Stringtown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.