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 913 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Sterling had a population of 454 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Sterling, with the one closest to Sterling listed first.
- Burr
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Adams
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Vesta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Crab Orchard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Douglas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pella ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pella is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pella
- Tecumseh
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Panama
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Firth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Filley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Graf ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Holland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lewiston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Virginia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mayberry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mayberry is located in Pawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayberry
- Bennet
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Palmyra
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Unadilla
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Tate ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Tate is located in Pawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tate
- Elk Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Syracuse
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hickman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cortland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Rockford
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Princeton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
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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