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.
- Racine
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Racine is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
- Comfort
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Peytona
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Peytona is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytona
- Nelson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Nelson is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Foster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Foster is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Winifrede
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Winifrede is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winifrede
- Danville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Madison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gordon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gordon is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Winifrede Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Winifrede Junction is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winifrede Junction
- Van
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Van is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
- Dry Branch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dry Branch is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Branch
- Shrewsbury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shrewsbury is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Bandytown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bandytown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandytown
- Jarrolds Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jarrolds Valley is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrolds Valley
- Acme
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Acme is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Coalburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Coalburg is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalburg
- East Bank
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- East Bank is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bank
- Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
- Cedar Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
- Malden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Decota
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Decota is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decota
- Crown Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Crown Hill is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Hill
- Kanawha City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Kanawha City is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha City
- Hewett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hewett is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewett
- South Ruffner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- South Ruffner is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ruffner
- Charleston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Davis Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Davis Creek is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Creek
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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