Abandoned Record
About Sterling Landing
Sterling Landing (also called Sterling) is an extinct town in Lincoln County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Sterling Landing, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Sterling Landing is
Historic maps
8 historic USGS maps cover Sterling Landing
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1930 Hardin sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1934 Hardin sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1938 Hardin sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1948 Quincy sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1956 Quincy sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1975 Foley sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1985 Jerseyville sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1993 Foley sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Sterling Landing
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Missouri index.
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Sterling Landing, Missouri": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q27995262.
- USGS GNIS 741288.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).