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 1,641 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Sterling had a population of 2,176 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Sterling, with the one closest to Sterling listed first.
- Saxman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Nickerson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lyons
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Huntsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chase
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chase is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
- Raymond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mitchell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pollard ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Abbyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Little River
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Plevna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Partridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hutchinson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Galt
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- South Hutchinson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Medora
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Medora is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medora
- Sylvia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Windom
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Arlington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Geneseo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Frederick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Frederick is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18 people
- Elmer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Elmer is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
- Crawford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ellinwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
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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