Stringtown, TX (Franklin County)

Type: General Entry

Published: July 8, 2005

Stringtown was a small rural settlement located on the south bank of the Sulphur River in northwestern Franklin County. This farming community existed from the late 1800s until the early 1900s. Residents included the Elliott, Banks, Barton, Stanley, King, and Moore families. Stringtown was not shown on maps in the 1930s. By the late twentieth century all that remained was a cemetery.

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The following, adapted from the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, is the preferred citation for this entry.

Laurie E. Jasinski, “Stringtown, TX (Franklin County),” Handbook of Texas Online, accessed May 18, 2022, https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/stringtown-tx-franklin-county.

Published by the Texas State Historical Association.

Original Publication Date:: July 8, 2005

Related Book(s):

Texas Almanac 2020-2021

Texas Almanac 2022–2023


Linked Data from the Texas Almanac:
Place: Stringtown
Currently Exists: No
Place Type: Town
Town Fields: Has post office: No

Is Incorporated: No
Belongs to: Franklin County

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