Welcome to Sterlingville ...

Sterlingville is located in Jefferson County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Sterlingville, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

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

Sterlingville is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Sterlingville: (315)

Communities Also Named Sterlingville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Sterlingville - it's located in Oregon.

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

Communities near Sterlingville ...

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

• Watertown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
  • Watertown is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,330 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watertown <4>
• Gouverneur
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gouverneur
  • Gouverneur is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,644 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gouverneur <4>
• Carthage
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carthage have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
  • Carthage is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,256 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <4>
• West Carthage
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Carthage have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Carthage
  • West Carthage is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,901 people
• Black River
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black River
  • Black River is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Black River <4>
• Philadelphia
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Philadelphia have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
  • Philadelphia is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,101 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philadelphia <4>
• Brownville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownville
  • Brownville is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,063 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownville <4>
• Alexandria Bay
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alexandria Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria Bay
  • Alexandria Bay is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,012 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexandria Bay <4>
• Dexter
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
  • Dexter is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 980 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dexter <4>
• Copenhagen
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copenhagen have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen
  • Copenhagen is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 767 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Copenhagen <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 Sterlingville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sterlingville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sterlingville ...

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

Adding Sterlingville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sterlingville 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 Sterlingville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Sterlingville post office opened in 1839.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sterlingville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Jefferson County: www.co.jefferson.ny.us/

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