Mount Sterling (Ky.)

Item

Title
Mount Sterling (Ky.)
Alternate name
Mt. Sterling (Ky.)
Description
The county seat of Montgomery County, the town was named for both a local burial mound, called Little Mountain, and the town of Stirling, Scotland. The name was misspelled in the act of the state assembly that created the town, and the misspelling was retained.
Has beginning
1792
Identifier
USGS GNIS ID: 2404324
U.S. Census code: 54084
Parent division/institution
Montgomery County (Ky.)
Related resource
The official website of Mount Sterling, Kentucky
Latitude
38.0648074
Longitude
-83.9471878
Source
Geographic Names Information System
Item sets
Cities and towns--Kentucky

Linked resources

Items with "Service ended: Mount Sterling (Ky.)"
Title Class
Parker, Arthur Boyd Person
Items with "Place of birth: Mount Sterling (Ky.)"
Title Class
Bradley, William Henry Person
Items with "Place of death: Mount Sterling (Ky.)"
Title Class
Bradley, William S. Person