Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Sterling came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Sterling in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Sterling. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Sterling data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Sterling:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

Map of the Lincoln Highway (1924)

Sterling is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

We found Sterling in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Sterling for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Sterling. See our Misc Page for Sterling for more information.

Railroad Mentions of Sterling:

Sterling was mentioned in the following schedules:

Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924)

Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (June 1939)

Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (January 1950)

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Sterling: www.sterlingcolo.com/

The official website for Logan County: www.loganco.gov/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/