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 Center had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Sterling Center, with the one closest to Sterling Center listed first.
- Amboy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Vernon Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Vernon Center is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
- Mapleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Good Thunder
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Delavan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Delavan is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Beauford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beauford is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauford
- Willow Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Willow Creek is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Winnebago
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Garden City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Garden City is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Nashville Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nashville Center is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville Center
- Easton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Easton is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Minnesota Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rapidan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rapidan is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapidan
- Huntley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Huntley is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
- Lake Crystal
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Clair
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Earth
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Blue Earth is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Earth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,098 people
- Former name for Blue Earth:
- Blue Earth City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Earth <2>
- Mankato
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Alma City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Alma City is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma City
- Madelia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Judson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Judson is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Eagle Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dell is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell
- Janesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- South Branch
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- South Branch is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Branch
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 Center, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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