Stringtown, Bell County, Texas
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Stringtown, Bell County, Texas | |
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  Stringtown  Stringtown | |
| Coordinates: 31°1′26″N 97°14′28″W / 31.02389°N 97.24111°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Bell |
| Elevation | 551 ft (168 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 254 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1380619[1] |
Stringtown is a ghost town in Bell County, in the U.S. state of Texas.[1] It is located within the Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood metropolitan area.
A post office named String was established in 1901 and remained in operation until 1904. There were two businesses in 1931 with a church and several scattered houses in 1948. Its name was changed to Stringtown in 1964 and had Dyess Grove Church. The community had disappeared by 1988.[2]
