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 in 1895, Sterling had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Sterling had a population of 8,166 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Sterling, with the one closest to Sterling listed first.
- Sterling Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Oakdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- South Lancaster
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- West Sterling
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Boylston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Boylston is located in Worcester County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,728 people
- Clinton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lancaster
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- North Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Village is located in Worcester County
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- Gates Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Gates Crossing is located in Worcester County
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- East Princeton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Boylston
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- West Boylston is located in Worcester County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,039 people
- Princeton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- North Woods
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Woods is located in Worcester County
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- Quinapoxet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Quinapoxet is located in Worcester County
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- Boylston Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- West Berlin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Berlin is located in Worcester County
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- Leominster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Brooks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jefferson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson is located in Worcester County
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- Holden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Summit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Summit is located in Worcester County
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- West Leominster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- West Leominster is located in Worcester County
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- Berlin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bolton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Still River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lunenburg Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lunenburg Station is located in Worcester County
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- North Leominster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- North Leominster is located in Worcester 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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |