Stringer, Mississippi

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]

Stringer, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 31°52′01″N 89°15′48″W
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Jasper
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	39481

History

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

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

• L. C. Ulmer, delta blues singer, was born in Stringer.^[7]