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.
- Pineville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hebron ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hebron was located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Steel Creek ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Steel Creek was located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel Creek
- Barberville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Barberville is located in Lancaster County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barberville
- Harrison ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Harrison was located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Sardis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sardis is also located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Fort Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Lancaster County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Dixie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dixie is also located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Eastfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Eastfield is also located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastfield
- Charlotte
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Matthews
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- India Hook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- India Hook is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India Hook
- Belair
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Belair is located in Lancaster County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belair
- Kingwood ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kingwood was located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingwood
- Paw Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Paw Creek is also located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Creek
- Belmont ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont was located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Arlington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Arlington is also located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Indian Trail
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hoods ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hoods was located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoods
- Belmont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wolfville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wolfville was located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfville
- Mint Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Derita
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Derita is also located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derita
- Begonia ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Begonia was located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Begonia
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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