Actually, it is in Bell County, though you are correct that it is near Seaton. I was out that way a couple of years ago when photographing Dyess and Dyess Grove Cemeteries. Really not any town left from what I could see, just a locale. Dyess Grove Church was stil there next to the cemetery and was definitely still in use. Here's a photo of the church: http://www.rootsweb.com/~txbell/cem/dyessgrove/photos/imagepages/image7.htm This also provides a little information on the community: http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/view/SS/hrs86.html FYI... Joe D. Deaver TCBELL Coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~txbell -----Original Message----- From: Frances Willess [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2003 10:05 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [TXBELL] Helpful Newspaper Site I found a Stringtown just across the county line east of Heidenheimer, and a little south of Highway 53 near Seaton. String was probably short for Stringtown. I have not found it on a map, but it's on my DeLorme Atlas program.