Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely 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. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Sterling had a population of 68 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Sterling, with the one closest to Sterling listed first.
- Daysville ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Daysville is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daysville
- Herndon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ryan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ryan is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan
- Dranesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dranesville is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dranesville
- Waxpool
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Leighs
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Leighs is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leighs
- Arcola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Springvale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Edwards Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Edwards Ferry is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Ferry
- Great Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Seneca
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Seneca is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Evergreen Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Evergreen Mills is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Mills
- Lenah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chantilly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Elmer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Elmer is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
- Pender
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pender is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pender
- Vale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vale is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
- Kenmore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dawsonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dawsonville is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
- Poolesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Great Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Great Falls is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Falls
- Travilah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Darnestown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Leesburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Aldie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Martinsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Centreville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Oakton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vienna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ash Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ash Grove is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Grove
- Cropley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cropley is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cropley
- Woodburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodburn is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
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 Sterling, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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