Sterling in Cayuga County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Site of First Baptist Church of Sterling
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, November 7, 2014
1. Site of First Baptist Church of Sterling Marker
Site of first Baptist Church of Sterling erected in 1841. Federated with United Presbyterian in 1931. Churches consolidated in 1962. Sold and dismantled in 1970.
Erected by Cayuga County Historical Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1841.
Location. 43° 19.571′ N, 76° 38.69′ W. Marker is in Sterling, New York, in Cayuga County. It is on New York State Route 104A east of New Street, on the left when traveling east. The marker is one lot east of the intersection. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Sterling NY 13156, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, specifically in Central New York, and in the Syracuse Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland, and one
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Patriot Burials (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Town of Sterling (about 600 feet away); Railway Signal Tower (approx. 0.2 miles away); School House Built 1825 (approx. 0.2 miles away); District School # 5 (approx. 0.2 miles away); Sterling Valley (approx. 1.7 miles away); Dutch Reformed (approx. 2.8 miles away); Presbyterian (approx. 3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sterling.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, November 7, 2014
2. Eastward NY 104A
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, November 7, 2014
3. Westward NY 104A
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, November 7, 2014
4. Site of First Baptist Church of Sterling & Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on March 23, 2026. It was originally submitted on December 20, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 642 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 20, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
