Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
Sterling itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 124 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Sterling, with the one closest to Sterling listed first.
- Farill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Farill is located in Cherokee County
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- Lawrence
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lawrence is located in Cherokee County
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- Waterhouse
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Waterhouse is located in Cherokee County
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- Early ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Early is located in Floyd County (GA)
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- Fullerton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fullerton is located in Cherokee County
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- Gaylesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Alexis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Alexis is located in Cherokee County
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- Kirk's Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kirk's Grove is located in Cherokee County
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- Grantville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Grantville is located in Cherokee County
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- Cedar Springs ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cedar Springs is located in Cherokee County
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- Cedar Bluff
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mount Hope ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mount Hope is located in Floyd County (GA)
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- Ringgold
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ringgold is located in Cherokee County
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- Melson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Melson is located in Floyd County (GA)
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- Chattoogaville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chattoogaville is located in Chattooga County (GA)
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- Hurley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hurley is located in Cherokee County
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- Noah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Noah is located in Cherokee County
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- Broomtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Broomtown is located in Cherokee County
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- Key
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Key is located in Cherokee County
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- Livingston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Livingston is located in Floyd County (GA)
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- Coosa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Round Mountain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Round Mountain is located in Cherokee County
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- Moshat
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Moshat is located in Cherokee County
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- Bomar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bomar is located in Cherokee County
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- Foster Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Foster Mills is located in Floyd County (GA)
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- Lavender
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lavender is located in Floyd County (GA)
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- Holland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Holland is located in Chattooga County (GA)
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- Starkville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Starkville is located in Cherokee County
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- New Moon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- New Moon is located in Cherokee County
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Sterling, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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