Welcome to Stribling ...
So far, we found very little information about Stribling. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Stribling to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Stribling, please Contact Us.
Stribling would have been located within present day Stewart County<2>.
The location of Stribling has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Stribling, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Stribling is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Stribling was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Stribling would have been located in the (931) area code.
Communities Also Named Stribling ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Stribling - it's located in South Carolina.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Stribling.
Communities near Stribling ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Stribling.
- Brevards Ferry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brevards Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevards Ferry
- Brevards Ferry is located in Benton County
- Estimated population in 2014: 40,982 people
- Brownsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Brownsville is located in Houston County
- Estimated population in 2014: 9,974 people
- Halls Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Creek
- Halls Creek is located in Humphreys County
- Oak Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Spring Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Spring Creek is located in Henry County
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,009 people
- Throckmorton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throckmorton
- Throckmorton is located in Stewart County
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,692 people
- Dover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Dover is located in Stewart County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
- Former name for Dover:
- Monroe
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <5>
- Tennessee Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee Ridge
- Tennessee Ridge is located in Houston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,330 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tennessee Ridge <5>
- Erin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
- Erin is located in Houston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,308 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erin <5>
- Trinity
(16 miles [25.7 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 Stribling. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Stribling.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Stribling. 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 Stribling.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Stribling. See our Newspapers Page for Stribling.
Adding Stribling to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Stribling in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Stribling was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Stribling post office opened in 1882.
We also found Stribling in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Stribling.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Stewart County: www.stewartcountygovernment.com
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
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 Stribling, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Stewart, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Stribling - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |