Stringer, Mississippi
Stringer, Mississippi | |
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  Stringer  Stringer | |
| Coordinates: 31°52′01″N 89°15′48″W / 31.86694°N 89.26333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Jasper |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 39481 |
Stringer is an unincorporated community in southwestern Jasper County, Mississippi, United States.[1] It lies at the intersections of State Highways 15 and County Road 10, just north of Mississippi State Highway 533, between Bay Springs and Laurel. The population was 1,867 at the 2010 census.[2]
History
[edit]Stringer was named for John Stringer, who once served as the postmaster. The community was originally known as P.K. prior to changing the name to Stringer. The community is located on the former Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad and was incorporated in 1905 (but disincorporated at a later date). In 1910, the community was home to ten general stores, a saw mill, and drug store.[3] A cotton gin also operated in Stringer.[4]
A post office operated under the name P.K. from 1882 to 1895 and first began operation under the name Stringer in 1895.[5]
Education
[edit]Stringer Attendance Center is the school. The school is rated by the Mississippi Department of Education High Performing and was planned to make Star School the 2011–2012 school year.[6]
Notable people
[edit]- L. C. Ulmer, delta blues singer, was born in Stringer.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Stringer, Mississippi". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Total Population for Zip Code 39481". US Census Bureau. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
- ^ Howe, Tony. "Stringer, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved September 29, 2021.
- ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form (PDF). Vol. 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 746.
- ^ "Jasper County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 29, 2021.
- ^ Stringer Attendance Center
- ^ 'Blues legend LC Ulmer dies at 87,' Hattiesburg American, Lici Beveridge, February 14, 2016
External links
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