Stringtown, Bell County, Texas

Stringtown, Bell County, Texas
Stringtown, Bell County, Texas
Ghost town
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	Coordinates: 31°1′26″N 97°14′28″W / 31.02389°N 97.24111°W
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Bell
Elevation	551 ft (168 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	254
GNIS feature ID	1380619

Stringtown is a ghost town in Bell County, in the U.S. state of Texas.^[1] It is located within the Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood metropolitan area.

History

A post office named String was established in 1901 and remained in operation until 1904. There were two businesses in 1931 with a church and several scattered houses in 1948. Its name was changed to Stringtown in 1964 and had Dyess Grove Church. The community had disappeared by 1988.^[2]

Geography

Stringtown was located on Little Elm Creek, 9 mi (14 km) southeast of Temple in southeastern Bell County.^[2]

Education

Dyess Grove School served 76 students in 1903 and remained in 1948.^[2] Today, Stringtown is located within the Rogers Independent School District.

References

^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stringtown, Bell County, Texas
^ ^a ^b ^c Odintz, Mark. "Stringtown, TX (Bell County)". tshaonline.org. Retrieved July 14, 2022.

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[gnis-1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stringtown, Bell County, Texas

[Handbook-2] Odintz, Mark. "Stringtown, TX (Bell County)". tshaonline.org. Retrieved July 14, 2022.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Bell County, Texas, United States
County seat: Belton
Cities	Bartlett‡ Belton Copperas Cove‡ Harker Heights Killeen Little River-Academy Morgan's Point Resort Nolanville Temple Troy	Bell County map
Towns	Holland Rogers
Village	Salado
CDPs	Fort Cavazos‡ Pendleton
Other communities	Airville Belfalls Cedar Valley Cyclone Ding Dong Edgeworth Heidenheimer Joe Lee Leedale Maxdale Meeks Moffat New Colony Oenaville Oscar Owl Creek Prairie Dell Ratibor Red Ranger Seaton Sparks Stampede Summers Mill Union Grove Vilas White Hall Youngsport Zabcikville
Ghost town	Bland Brookhaven Donahoe Ocker Old Troy Stringtown
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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Stringtown, Bell County, Texas
Ghost town
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Coordinates: 31°1′26″N 97°14′28″W / 31.02389°N 97.24111°W / 31.02389; -97.24111
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Bell
Elevation	551 ft (168 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	254
GNIS feature ID	1380619^[1]