Do you know of Sterling ???
This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Sterling. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Sterling.<1>
Our sources for Sterling (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Sterling other than they indicate that Sterling would be found somewhere in Wetzel County, West Virginia.
From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened in 1883 and closed in 1892.
Communities Also Named Sterling ...
We found 41 communities that share the name Sterling.
There is one other community in West Virginia which is also named Sterling.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another 40 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 40 communities, 40 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In West Virginia ...
- Boone County
- Please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Sterling [Boone County].
- Boone County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Cherokee County
- Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Sterling [Cherokee County].
- Alaska
- Please visit our profile page for the Alaska community of Sterling.
- Arizona
- Yavapai County
- Please visit our profile page for the Arizona community of Sterling [Yavapai County].
- Arkansas
- Chicot County
- Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Sterling [Chicot County].
- Colorado
- Logan County
- Please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Sterling [Logan County].
- Connecticut
- Windham County
- Please visit our profile page for the Connecticut community of Sterling [Windham County].
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- Please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Sterling [Hillsborough County].
- Miami-Dade County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Sterling [Miami-Dade County].
- Georgia
- Glynn County
- Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Sterling [Glynn County].
- Idaho
- Bingham County
- Please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Sterling [Bingham County].
- Illinois
- Whiteside County
- Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Sterling [Whiteside County].
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Jackson County
- Please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Sterling [Jackson County].
- Kansas
- Louisiana
- Saint Mary Parish
- Please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Sterling [Saint Mary Parish].
- Massachusetts
- Worcester County
- Please visit our profile page for the Massachusetts community of Sterling [Worcester County].
- Michigan
- Arenac County
- Please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Sterling [Arenac County].
- Macomb County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Sterling [Macomb County].
- Mississippi
- Lauderdale County
- Please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Sterling [Lauderdale County].
- Missouri
- Howell County
- Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Sterling [Howell County].
- Montana
- Madison County
- Please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Sterling [Madison County].
- Nebraska
- Johnson County
- Please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Sterling [Johnson County].
- New York
- Cayuga County
- Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Sterling [Cayuga County].
- North Carolina
- Mecklenburg County
- Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Sterling [Mecklenburg County].
- Robeson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Sterling [Robeson County].
- North Dakota
- Burleigh County
- Please visit our profile page for the North Dakota community of Sterling [Burleigh County].
- Nova Scotia
- Please visit our profile page for the Nova Scotia community of Sterling.
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Comanche County
- Please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Sterling [Comanche County].
- Woods County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Sterling [Woods County].
- Pennsylvania
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Robertson County
- Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Sterling [Robertson County].
- Utah
- Sanpete County
- Please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Sterling [Sanpete County].
- Virginia
- Loudoun County
- Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Sterling [Loudoun County].
- Washington
- Skagit County
- Please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Sterling [Skagit County].
- Wisconsin
- Alabama
Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Sterling ...
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Sterling:
Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>
Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.
A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Sterling - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned
More Orphans in Wetzel County ...
Can you help?
As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Wetzel County.
| Arches | Lowman |
| Artisan | |
| Maud | |
| Bard | Mayhall |
| Baresville | Milo |
| Blake | |
| Brooklyn Junction | Paden's Valley |
| Clyde | Robinson's Mill |
| Fanlight | Sardis |
| Far | Silver Hill |
| Logville | Unie |
Footnotes ...
| <1> | This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Sterling could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |