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Welcome to Sterling ...

Sterling is located in Lauderdale County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sterling, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.

When the people of Sterling refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Sterlingite<2>

Sterling is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Sterling lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Sterling: 601 & 769<4>

Communities Also Named Sterling ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 41 communities that are also named Sterling - they are located in Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida (2), Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina (2), North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Oklahoma (2), Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sterling.

Communities near Sterling ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sterling.

  • Meridian
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Quitman
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Marion
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Marion is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,482 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <5>
  • Stonewall
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Stonewall is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
  • Hickory
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Hickory is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
  • Enterprise
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Chunky
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Pachuta
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Pachuta is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pachuta
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
  • Nellieburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Nellieburg is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellieburg
  • Hookston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Hookston is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookston

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 Sterling. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sterling.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of 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 Sterling.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sterling. See our Newspapers Page for Sterling.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sterling ...

Looking for more information about 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 Sterling, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sterling.

Adding Sterling to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sterling in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Sterling was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Sterling post office opened in 1894. The Sterling post office closed in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sterling.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Lauderdale, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Sterling refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Sterling may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sterling - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Sterling area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Sterling area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/