Stringtown, Vanderburgh County, Indiana

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Stringtown
Unincorporated community
Stringtown is located in Indiana
Stringtown
Stringtown
Coordinates: 38°01′15″N 87°33′42″W / 38.02083°N 87.56167°W / 38.02083; -87.56167Coordinates: 38°01′15″N 87°33′42″W / 38.02083°N 87.56167°W / 38.02083; -87.56167
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyVanderburgh
TownshipCenter
Elevation
[1]
479 ft (146 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
47710
Area code(s)812
GNIS feature ID444269

Stringtown is an unincorporated community in Center Township, Vanderburgh County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2]

It is located within the city limits of Evansville.

History[]

An old variant name of the community was called Zipp, which was named after Frank Zipp Jr., an early postmaster.[3] A post office was established under the name Zipp in 1881, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1902.[4]

Stringtown was so named on account of its houses being strung along the road.[5]

Geography[]

Stringtown is located at

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38°01′15″N 87°33′42″W / 38.02083°N 87.56167°W / 38.02083; -87.56167.

References[]

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
  2. ^ "Stringtown, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
  3. ^ "USGS detail on Stringtown - Variant Citation". Retrieved 2016-07-22.
  4. ^ "Vanderburgh County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
  5. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stringtown, Vanderburgh County, Indiana


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