Welcome to Sterley ...
So far, we found very little information about Sterley. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Sterley to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Sterley, please Contact Us.
Sterley was located in the Texas Panhandle.
Sterley would have been located within present day Floyd County<2>.
The location of Sterley has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Sterley, you might consider that their post office opened in 1928.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Sterley is 3,260 feet [994 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Sterley is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Sterley was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Sterley once stood is in the (806) area code.
Communities near Sterley ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sterley.
- Plainview
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Plainview is located in Hale County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,670 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainview <5>
- Floydada
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floydada have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floydada
- Floydada is located in Floyd County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,654 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Floydada <5>
- Lockney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lockney have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockney
- Lockney is located in Floyd County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,619 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lockney <5>
- Silverton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverton
- Silverton is located in Briscoe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silverton <5>
- South Plains
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Plains
- South Plains is located in Floyd County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Plains <5>
- Aiken
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aiken have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken
- Aiken is located in Floyd County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aiken <5>
- Della Plain ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Della Plain. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Della Plain
- Della Plain is located in Floyd County
- Whitney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Cedar Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Cedar Hill is located in Floyd County
- Claytonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claytonville
- Claytonville is located in Swisher County
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 Sterley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sterley.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sterley. 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 Sterley.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sterley. See our Newspapers Page for Sterley.
Adding Sterley to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Sterley 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 Sterley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Sterley post office opened in 1928.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Sterley.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
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 Sterley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Floyd, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sterley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |