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>
While we didn't find Sterling in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Sterling. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Sterling listed first.
- Burlington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clear Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Lake is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Avon ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Avon is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Mount Vernon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Big Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Big Lake is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lake
- Prairie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Prairie is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie
- Fredonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fredonia is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Skagit City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Skagit City is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skagit City
- Montborne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Montborne is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montborne
- Whitney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Whitney is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Alger
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Alger is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alger
- Bay View
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bay View is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
- Lyman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Samish
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Samish is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samish
- La Conner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wickersham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wickersham is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickersham
- McMurray
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- McMurray is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMurray
- Hamilton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Saxon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Saxon is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxon
- Gibraltar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Gibraltar is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibraltar
- Acme
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Chuckanut
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chuckanut is located in Whatcom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckanut
- Guemes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Guemes is located in Skagit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guemes
- Anacortes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Stanwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
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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