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>
While we didn't find Sterling in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Sterling. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Sterling listed first.
- Norris
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Red Bluff
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Red Bluff is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff
- Pony ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Harrison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ennis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Willow Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Virginia City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Virginia City is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Former names for Virginia City:
- Varina
- Verina
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virginia City <2>
- Jefferson Island
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson Island is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Island
- Sheridan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Laurin ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Laurin is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurin
- Three Forks
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cameron
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Whitehall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Star
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Logan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Logan is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Twin Bridges
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Manhattan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gallatin ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gallatin is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallatin
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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |