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Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Mount Sterling came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Mount 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 Mount Sterling. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: When we started collecting data about Mount Sterling, we were inconsistent about keeping track of where that data came from. As a result, this list of references and mentions is probably incomplete.

 

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

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

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

Rand McNally Map of Iowa (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

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

We found Mount Sterling in these Censuses: 2010-1920. See our Census Page for Mount Sterling for more information.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/