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 260 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Sterling had a population of 498 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Sterling, with the one closest to Sterling listed first.
- Standish
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Melita
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Melita is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melita
- Worth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Worth is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth
- Arenac
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Arenac is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arenac
- Omer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Omer is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Maple Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Ridge is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
- Alger
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rhodes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rhodes is located in Gladwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes
- Mount Forest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Forest is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Forest
- Nine Mile
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Nine Mile is located in Bay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nine Mile
- Prescott
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pinconning
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Greenwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood is located in Ogemaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Au Gres
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Whittemore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Selkirk
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Selkirk is located in Ogemaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
- Campbells Corners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Campbells Corners is located in Ogemaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbells Corners
- Linwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- West Branch
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- McClure
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- McClure is located in Gladwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure
- McIvor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- McIvor is located in Iosco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIvor
- Ogemaw Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Ogemaw Springs is located in Ogemaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogemaw Springs
- Butman
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Butman is located in Gladwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butman
- Gladwin
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Edenville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Edenville is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenville
- Hope
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
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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