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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 Heights in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Sterling Heights. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Sterling Heights listed first.

  • Ben Davis
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Ben Davis is located in Marion County
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  • Bridgeport
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Bridgeport is located in Marion County
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  • Valley Mills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Valley Mills is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
  • Maywood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Maywood is located in Marion County
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  • Camby
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Clermont
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Flackville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Flackville is located in Marion County
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  • Plainfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • West Newton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • West Newton is located in Marion County
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  • Indianapolis
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Avon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Avon is located in Hendricks County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,361 people
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  • Friendswood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Friendswood is located in Hendricks County
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  • North Indianapolis
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • North Indianapolis is located in Marion County
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  • Snacks
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Snacks is located in Marion County
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  • Landersdale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Landersdale is located in Morgan County
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  • Glenns Valley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Glenns Valley is located in Marion County
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  • Mapleton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Mapleton is located in Marion County
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  • Brownsburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Tilden
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Tilden is located in Hendricks County
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  • Gale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Gale is located in Hendricks County
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  • Cartersburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Joppa
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Joppa is located in Hendricks County
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  • Mooresville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Southport
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Beech Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Brightwood ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Brightwood is located in Marion County
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  • Traders Point
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Traders Point is located in Marion 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 Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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