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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Sterling City (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Sterling City. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Sterling City is located in Sterling County and is the County Seat.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Sterling County: Coke, Glasscock, Howard, Irion, Mitchell, Reagan & Tom Green.

Below are the counties that are near Sterling City. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sterling City:

  • Coke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sterling City, with the one closest to Sterling City listed first.
    • Edith
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edith
      • Edith is located in Coke County
    • Silver ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Robert Lee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Sanco ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sanco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanco
      • Sanco is located in Coke County
  • Glasscock County
    • Garden City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
      • Garden City is located in Glasscock County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden City <1>
  • Howard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sterling City, with the one closest to Sterling City listed first.
    • Otis Chalk ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otis Chalk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis Chalk
      • Otis Chalk is located in Howard County
    • Ross City ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ross City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross City
      • Ross City is located in Howard County
    • Forsan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forsan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forsan
      • Forsan is located in Howard County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forsan <1>
  • Mitchell County
    • Spade
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spade
      • Spade is located in Mitchell County
  • Tom Green County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sterling City, with the one closest to Sterling City listed first.
    • Water Valley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Water Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
      • Water Valley is located in Tom Green County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Water Valley <1>
    • Carlsbad
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlsbad have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlsbad
      • Carlsbad is located in Tom Green County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlsbad <1>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sterling City, see our County-by-County Page for Sterling City.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Sterling City ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 8 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sterling City.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Sterling City. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Sterling City and those printed in the larger area surrounding Sterling City.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> of Sterling City.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Sterling City:

Cemeteries Near Sterling City ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sterling City.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sterling City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sterling City, with the one closest to Sterling City listed first.

  • Montvale Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Montvale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Montvale Cemetery
  • Foster Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foster Cemetery
  • Lolanthe Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lolanthe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lolanthe Cemetery
  • Edwards Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edwards Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edwards Cemetery
  • Cedar Hill Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Hill Cemetery
  • Water Valley Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Paint Creek Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paint Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paint Creek Cemetery
  • McKenzie Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKenzie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKenzie Cemetery
  • Spade Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spade Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spade Cemetery
  • Arden Cemetery
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arden Cemetery
  • Grape Creek Cemetery
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Garden City Cemetery
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've 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. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Sterling City had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Sterling City had a population of 1,019 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Sterling City, with the one closest to Sterling City listed first.

  • Water Valley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Water Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
    • Water Valley is located in Tom Green County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Water Valley <1>
  • Edith
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edith
    • Edith is located in Coke County
  • Silver ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Robert Lee
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Sanco ‑ Historic
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sanco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanco
    • Sanco is located in Coke County
  • Garden City
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
    • Garden City is located in Glasscock County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden City <1>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sterling City. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sterling City.

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

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sterling City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sterling City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.8391, Longitude: -100.9860       In this case, the coordinates for Sterling City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>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 City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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