Coordinates: 36°45′10″N 90°34′58″W / 36.75278°N 90.58278°W / 36.75278; -90.58278

Stringtown, Butler County, Missouri

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Stringtown, Butler County, Missouri
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CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyButler
Elevation
486 ft (148 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code573
GNIS feature ID752399[1]

Stringtown is an unincorporated community in Butler County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

The community is on Missouri Route M one mile east of Beaverdam Creek.[2]

According to tradition, Stringtown was named for the "string" or line of customers to a local bootleg liquor outlet.[3]

On April 3, 2014, an F0 tornado struck Stringtown. A mobile home had about half of its roof removed and a few tree limbs were broken.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stringtown, Butler County, Missouri
  2. ^ Stringtown, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1980
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