Stringtown, Boone County, Indiana

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Lebanon Economic Development Corporation
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Lebanon
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Coordinates: 40°04′54″N86°28′36″W / 40.08167°N 86.47667°W / 40.08167; -86.47667 Coordinates: 40°04′54″N86°28′36″W / 40.08167°N 86.47667°W / 40.08167; -86.47667
Country United States
State Indiana
County Boone
Township Center
Elevation
[1]
938 ft (286 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46052
Area code 765
FIPS code 18-73700 [2]
GNIS feature ID 444272

Stringtown is an unincorporated community in Center Township, Boone County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [3]

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History

Stringtown was a name that was frequently applied in the United States to small, unincorporated settlements that consisted of only a small row (or a string) of buildings that lacked a town centre. [4] This village may have originally been named Keys Ferry after its founder. [5] This community is one of seven in Indiana named Stringtown.

Geography

Stringtown is located at 40°16′54″N86°32′36″W / 40.28167°N 86.54333°W / 40.28167; -86.54333 .

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References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ "Lebanon Economic Development Corporation, Boone County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  4. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  315. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. ...a row of houses or buildings strung along a road without a real center.
  5. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (1995). From Needmore to Prosperity : Hoosier place names in folklore and history. Internet Archive. Bloomington : Indiana University Press. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3.




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