Welcome to North Sterling ...

North Sterling is located in Cayuga County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of North Sterling, so consider the above location to be an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of North Sterling, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1839.

A typical abbreviation for North Sterling: N. Sterling

North Sterling is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: North Sterling lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

North Sterling is within the (315) area code.

Websites for North Sterling ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.cayugacountychamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to North Sterling, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named North Sterling ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named North Sterling - it's located in Connecticut.

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

Communities near North Sterling ...

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

• Oswego
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego
  • Oswego is located in Oswego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,221 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oswego <4>
• Fulton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
  • Fulton is located in Oswego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,020 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <4>
• Phoenix
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
  • Phoenix is located in Oswego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,225 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phoenix <4>
• Wolcott
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolcott
  • Wolcott is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,600 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolcott <4>
• Sodus Point
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodus Point
  • Sodus Point is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 856 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sodus Point <4>
• Fair Haven
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
  • Fair Haven is located in Cayuga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 716 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fair Haven <4>
• Victory
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victory have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
  • Victory is located in Cayuga County
• Hannibal
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannibal
  • Hannibal is located in Oswego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 519 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hannibal <4>
• Cato
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cato have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
  • Cato is located in Cayuga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cato <4>
• Red Creek
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Creek
  • Red Creek is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Creek <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Sterling ...

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

Adding North Sterling to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of North Sterling in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

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

From that list, the North Sterling post office opened in 1839.

We also found North Sterling in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for North Sterling.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for North Sterling. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Cayuga County: www.co.cayuga.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/