Sterling Skagit County, Washington


Mapped Location

Sterling: The mapped location is an approximation and should not be used for navigation or wayfinding.

 

Information

General information on Sterling

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Sterling

A brief list of names that this geographic feature has been named

Name Description
Sterling Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Sterling

References to Sterling that document the origin of its place name

Title Cover Image: Origin of Washington geographic names

STERLING, a town in the west central part of Skagit County, founded in 1878 by Jesse B. Ball, who crossed the plains in 1853 and became a well known pioneer farmer and logger. (History of the Pacific Northwest: Oregon and Washington, Volume II, page 200.)

Edmond S. Meany in Origin of Washington Geographic Names

 

Last updated: 2024-06-03