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>
While we didn't find Sterling in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Sterling. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Sterling listed first.
- Oneco
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sterling
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Greene
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Greene is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Moosup Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Moosup Valley is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moosup Valley
- Moosup
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ekonk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ekonk is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekonk
- Central Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Plainfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Vernon
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Vernon is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Wauregan
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- South Killingly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- South Killingly is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Killingly
- Escoheag
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Escoheag is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escoheag
- Canterbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Killingly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Killingly is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killingly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,305 people
- Voluntown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Brooklyn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Killingly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jewett City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Glasgo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dayville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rockland ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rockland is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- South Foster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- South Foster is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Foster
- Foster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Foster is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Westminster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Westminster is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
- Arcadia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Arcadia is located in Washington County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Chopmist
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chopmist is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chopmist
- Pomfret Landing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pomfret Landing is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomfret Landing
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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