Welcome to Sterling Run ...

Sterling Run is located in Cameron County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sterling Run, you might consider that their post office opened in 1862.

Sterling Run is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Sterling Run: 814 & 582<3>

Communities near Sterling Run ...

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

• Saint Marys
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Saint Marys is located in Elk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,157 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Marys <4>
• Emporium
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Emporium is located in Cameron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporium
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,770 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emporium <4>
• Austin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Austin is located in Potter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Austin <4>
• Driftwood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Driftwood is located in Cameron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Driftwood <4>
• Dents Run
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Dents Run is located in Elk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dents Run
• Mix Run
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Mix Run is located in Cameron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mix Run
• Weber City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Weber City is located in Cameron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
• Grant
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Grant is located in Elk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
• Wyside
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Wyside is located in Cameron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyside
• Beechwood
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Beechwood is located in Cameron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sterling Run ...

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

Adding Sterling Run to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sterling Run 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 (so far) for Sterling Run was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Sterling Run post office opened in 1862. The Sterling Run post office closed in 1965.

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