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Welcome to Stringtown ...

Stringtown is located in White County<1>.

Stringtown is 1,850 feet [564 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Stringtown (for example, toward Rockwood), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Stringtown: 931

Communities Also Named Stringtown ...

While we believe that this Stringtown is located in White County, we know of another 5 Tennessee communities named Stringtown. Those communities are located in the following counties: Cannon, Gibson, Hardin, Henderson and Montgomery County.

Beyond Tennessee, there are 80 communities that are also named Stringtown - they are located in Arkansas, California, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana (6), Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky (12), Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri (6), Montana (2), Ohio (14), Oklahoma (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (4), 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.

  • Crossville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Sparta
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Lake Tansi Village
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Lake Tansi Village is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tansi Village
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,803 people
  • Sopha ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Sopha is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopha
    • Estimated population in 2014: 3,104 people
  • Newton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Newton is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,968 people
    • Newton has also been known as:
    • Peay
  • Monterey
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Dykes Crossroads
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Dykes Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes Crossroads
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,281 people
  • Spencer
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenbriar Village
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Greenbriar Village is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar Village
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,103 people
  • Doyle
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Doyle is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people

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 Tennessee's counties, including White, 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.