Mount Sterling, Alabama

Mount Sterling, Alabama
Mount Sterling, Alabama Location within the state of Alabama
Coordinates: 32°5′37″N 88°9′47″W / 32.09361°N 88.16306°W / 32.09361; -88.16306
Country	United States
State	Alabama
County	Choctaw
Elevation	164 ft (50 m)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
– Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code
Area code(s)	205

Mount Sterling is an unincorporated community in Choctaw County, Alabama.^[1] Mount Sterling was once a prosperous antebellum community, with an economy based on cotton and timber, but today little is left other than a few scattered houses. One church building, the Mount Sterling Methodist Church, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[2][3]

Geography

Mount Sterling is located at 32°05′38″N 88°09′47″W / 32.09375°N 88.16307°W / 32.09375; -88.16307Coordinates: 32°05′38″N 88°09′47″W / 32.09375°N 88.16307°W / 32.09375; -88.16307 and has an elevation of 164 feet (50 m).^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Sterling, Alabama
2. ^ Chiat, Marilyn Joyce Segal (1997). America's Religious Architecture: Sacred Places For Every Community. John Wiley and Sons. p. 279. ISBN 9780471145028. http://books.google.com/books?id=I0GviYfRKOsC&pg=PA279&lpg=PA279&dq=%22Mount+Sterling+Methodist+Church%22+Choctaw+County+Historical+Society&source=bl&ots=skxYXtn95U&sig=EBqnvIV7A4EuIkKZqNcqEbTYz6s&hl=en&ei=YLQAToOIJuXv0gG6yN2UDg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCAQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22Mount%20Sterling%20Methodist%20Church%22%20Choctaw%20County%20Historical%20Society&f=false. 
3. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.