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Stringtown

Ghost town · McLean County, Kentucky

Madisonville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1909, 1:62,500)
Madisonville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1909, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Stringtown is a ghost town in McLean County, Kentucky. It is one of 11 former communities in McLean County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 41st among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Stringtown as a historical populated place on the Sacramento topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 37.4169° N, 87.3358° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSacramento
Elevation373 ft
Nearest living townSacramento, KY
Distance to it3.7 miles
GNIS feature ID2743131
Coordinates37.41690, -87.33582

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What's there now

Stringtown is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Sacramento, KY (population 373), about 3.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 373 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Stringtown?

Stringtown is in McLean County, Kentucky, at 37.4169, -87.3358.

How many ghost towns are in McLean County?

McLean County, Kentucky has 11 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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