Stringtown, Butler County, Missouri

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

According to tradition, Stringtown was named for the "string" or line of customers to a local bootleg liquor outlet.[2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stringtown, Butler County, Missouri
  2. "Butler County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016.

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


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