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Welcome to Stringtown ...

Stringtown is located in Scott County<1>.

Stringtown is 2,070 feet [631 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: 276

Communities Also Named Stringtown ...

While we believe that this Stringtown is located in Scott County, we know of another 2 Virginia communities named Stringtown. Those communities are located in the following counties: Clarke and Wythe County.

Beyond Virginia, 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), Tennessee (6), Texas (6), 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.

  • Kingsport
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Kingsport is located in Sullivan County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsport
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,112 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsport <3>
  • Collingwood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Bristol
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Bristol is located in Sullivan County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,142 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <3>
  • Bristol
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Cross
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cross is located in Sullivan County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
    • Estimated population in 2014: 11,330 people
  • Mill Point
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Mill Point is located in Sullivan County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Point
    • Estimated population in 2014: 11,080 people
  • Bloomingdale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
  • Mount Carmel
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Big Stone Gap
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Harrtown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Harrtown is located in Sullivan County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrtown
    • Estimated population in 2014: 4,365 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 Virginia's counties, including Scott, 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.