Stringtown, Mississippi facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Stringtown, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
Stringtown, Mississippi Location in Mississippi Show map of Mississippi Stringtown, Mississippi Location in the United States Show map of the United States
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(s)	662
GNIS feature ID	678364

Stringtown is a small place located in Bolivar County, Mississippi, in the United States. It is known as an unincorporated community. This means it is a group of homes and businesses that does not have its own local government like a city or town.

Stringtown is about 6 miles (10 km) south of Benoit. It is also about 9 miles (14 km) east of Choctaw.

Stringtown used to have its own post office. This post office was open from 1906 to 1965. After that, it operated as the Stringtown Rural Station from 1965 until 1974.

Famous People From Stringtown

Some talented people have come from Stringtown:

• L.V. Banks was a Chicago blues guitarist and singer. He was known for his music.
• Eddie Shaw was a Chicago blues tenor saxophonist. He played the saxophone in blues music.