Welcome to West Sterling ...
West Sterling is located in Worcester County<1>.
We aren't confident of the location of West Sterling, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of West Sterling, you might consider that their post office opened in 1851.
A typical abbreviation for West Sterling: W. Sterling
West Sterling is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: West Sterling lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named West Sterling ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named West Sterling - it's located in Illinois.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for West Sterling.
Communities near West Sterling ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near West Sterling.
- Worcester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worcester
- Worcester is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184,570 people
- Leominster
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leominster
- Leominster is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,548 people
- Fitchburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchburg
- Fitchburg is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,310 people
- Marlborough
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough
- Marlborough is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,290 people
- Shrewsbury
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Shrewsbury is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38,910 people
- Acton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east) - Gardner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
- Gardner is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,585 people
- Hudson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Holden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
- Holden is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,259 people
- Grafton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Grafton is located in Worcester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,082 people
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around West Sterling. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Sterling.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of West Sterling. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Sterling.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around West Sterling. See our Newspapers Page for West Sterling.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Sterling ...
Looking for more information about West Sterling? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to West Sterling, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for West Sterling.
Adding West Sterling to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of West Sterling in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for West Sterling was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
We also found West Sterling in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for West Sterling.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Sterling. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Worcester, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Sterling - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |