Mount Sterling

History

Mount Sterling was laid out in 1826 or 1828 by John J. Smith, Esq. of Mount Sterling, Kentucky, named after Smith's hometown, and recorded at London on June 26, 1829. The Mount Sterling Post Office was established on June 8, 1830, with Rowland Wilson as the first postmaster. As of 1875, the community contained three churches, one bank, five dry goods stores, three grocery stores, two drug stores, one hotel, two harness shops, one hardware store, one stove store, two boot and shoe stores, two blacksmith shops, a carriage manufacturing company, one wagon shop, four physicians, and one flour mill. As of 1915, the town was lighted by electricity, had a city waterworks, and contained two grain elevators, one opera house, one high school, one grade school, and multiple churches and stores. The Mount Sterling Public Library is located at 60 W. Columbus Street. The American Legion Post 417 is located at 27 Clark Street. School-age children attend either the Miami Trace school district near Washington Court House, Ohio, or the Madison-Plains school district near London, Ohio. Both are about 15 miles from Mount Sterling.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  2,892
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  2,527
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  2,394
• Downy Woodpecker

  Dryobates pubescens (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  2,198
• Red-bellied Woodpecker

  Melanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  2,095
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  2,043
• Carolina Chickadee

  Poecile carolinensis (Audubon, 1834) · Aves
  2,031
• American Goldfinch

  Spinus tristis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,938

Most recent

• M 2.5 — 2026-02-22
  2 km NE of Hillsboro, Ohio
• M 3.4 — 2017-05-24
  1 km S of McArthur, Ohio
• M 2.6 — 2015-02-11
  8 km SE of Richmond Dale, Ohio
• M 3.5 — 2013-11-20
  2 km SW of Buchtel, Ohio