Stringtown
Stringtown is located in Indiana
Stringtown
Stringtown
Stringtown is located in the United States
Stringtown
Stringtown
Coordinates: 38°01′15″N 87°33′42″W / 38.02083°N 87.56167°W / 38.02083; -87.56167
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyVanderburgh
TownshipCenter
Elevation479 ft (146 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
47710
Area code812
GNIS feature ID444269[1]

Stringtown is an unincorporated community in Center Township, Vanderburgh County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1] There are a number of communities in Indiana named Stringtown.

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.[2] A post office was established under the name Zipp in 1881, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1902.[3]

Stringtown was so named on account of its houses being strung along the road.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stringtown, Vanderburgh County, Indiana
  2. "USGS detail on Stringtown - Variant Citation". Retrieved July 22, 2016.
  3. "Vanderburgh County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 21, 2016.


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