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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Sterling had a population of 96 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.
- Miles
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sabula
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Teeds Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Teeds Grove is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teeds Grove
- Lainsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lainsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lainsville
- Savanna
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Van Buren
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Van Buren is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
- Andover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Andover is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Marcus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marcus is located in Carroll County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
- Green Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Green Island is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Island
- Preston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Almont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Almont is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almont
- Elk River Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elk River Junction is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk River Junction
- Bryant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bryant is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
- Hickory Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hickory Grove is located in Carroll County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Spragueville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Goose Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Goose Lake is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Pleasant Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Creek is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Creek
- Thomson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Browns
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Browns is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns
- Charlotte
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Massbach
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Massbach is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massbach
- Springbrook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lyons
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lyons is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Daggett ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Daggett is located in Carroll County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daggett
- Mount Carroll
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
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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