BlockStringtown, Kentucky
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1914 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Hebron census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41048. The Survey maps it on the Burlington quadrangle.
On record in Stringtown
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- Henry and Agnes Rolsen Houselisted 2005 · 0.6 miles away
Surveyed buildings and structures 1 record
- Hempfling House, 4633 River Road (State Route 8), Stringtownfederal building survey, 6 photographs
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 20 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1914 USGS West Cincinnati quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1951 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:24000
- 1953 USGS Cincinnati quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Cincinnati quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1983 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1986 USGS Cincinnati quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Photographs
1 photograph,Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Stringtown: 3 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Salt, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Constance Yard | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Taylorsport Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Cargill Salt Terminal | Salt | Past Producer | ||
| Cincinnati Salt Service | Salt | Past Producer | ||
| Cincinnati Warehouse | Salt | Past Producer |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Constance | 0.7 miles | 20 | |
| Taylorsport | 2.8 miles | 20 | |
| Hebron | 3.1 miles | 20 | |
| Marydale | 4.0 miles | 18 | |
| Francisville | 4.5 miles | 20 | |
| Limaburg | 4.7 miles | 20 | |
| Bullittsville | 4.9 miles | 20 | |
| Burlington | 5.5 miles | 20 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Stringtown | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q60745581 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 504589. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.