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Stringtown

Ghost town · Fountain County, Indiana

Perrysville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1958, 1:24,000)
Perrysville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1958, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Stringtown is a ghost town in Fountain County, Indiana. It is the only former community in Fountain County recorded on the federal names register, out of 91 across Indiana.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Stringtown as a historical populated place: 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 40.0414° N, 87.3806° W.

Key facts

Elevation638 ft
Nearest living townPerrysville, IN
Distance to it3 miles
Coordinates40.04140, -87.38060

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What's there now

Stringtown is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Perrysville, IN (population 601), about 3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 638 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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