Stringtown, Mississippi

Stringtown, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 33°34′29″N 90°59′04″W
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Bolivar
Elevation	131 ft (40 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	38725
Area code	662
GNIS feature ID	678364[1]

Stringtown is an unincorporated community located in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States. Stringtown is approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) south/southeast of Benoit and approximately 9 miles (14 km) east of Choctaw.

A post office operated under the name Stringtown from 1906 to 1965 and under the name Stringtown Rural Station from 1965 to 1974.[2]

Notable people

• L.V. Banks, Chicago blues guitarist and singer
• Eddie Shaw, Chicago blues tenor saxophonist

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stringtown, Mississippi
2. "Bolivar County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 5, 2020.