Village Office:
Mayor:                           
Administrator                                          
Fiscal Officer               
Utilities Clerk                     
Utilities: 

Parks & Rec.                     
740-869-2040   ext. 109     adrake@mtsterling.org
740-869-2040   ext. 112      tbyrne@mtsterling.org
740-869-2040   ext. 108      cbricker@mtsterling.org     
740-869-2040   ext. 111      mvance@mtsterling.org    
Andrew Drake  
​Tom Byrne 
Courtney Bricker
Misty Vance

George Anderson 
Jeff Martin  
Village Government

Council Members:
Becky Martin 
Joyce Phillips 
David Timmons
William Tilley 
Ross Anderson 
Craig Hix


Council meets are on every second and fourth Mondays of the month at 7:00 p.m.
If you wish to address council with concerns, please contact administration by noon on Thursday prior to the Council Meeting on Monday.  Council minutes are available on line.
History of the Village of Mount Sterling

  (Credit to Steven D. Jackson, Editor; taken from the Guidelines for the Historic District of Mount Sterling, Ohio 1987.)

In the last years of the eighteenth century, explorers and pioneers, attracted to the rich land and good location, moved up Deer Creek into what is now Pleasant Township of Madison County. The first permanent settlers in the area of Mount Sterling were James Hewey, William Hewey, and David Martin who claimed land and built cabins in 1797. They were soon followed by William Alkire and his family who settled in 1799.

  In the decade that followed, because the area was a part of the Virginia Military Lands, many farming families settled the area-the families of Elijah Bragg, William Creath, Forgus Graham, George Kious, John Riddle, John Smith, etc. However, no town or village was founded until 1828 when John Smith, who had purchased a large tract of land on the bluff overlooking Deer Creek, platted a village on that spot. The village was recorded at the courthouse in London on June 26, 1829 and named "Mount Sterling" after Mr. Smith's favorite town in Kentucky. Located in rich farming country, on key roads, and near the juncture of three counties, the town developed quickly. By the late 1830's the village possessed two inns, several stores, black smiths and a doctor. Around 1840, the first post office was established and was followed shortly on March 12, 1845 by the official incorporation of the town. The first municipal elections were held on August 15, 1845, and Lewis Timmons was elected mayor.

  During the Civil War, Madison County provided companies of men for the 17th, 26th, 40th, 95th, 113th and 144th Ohio Regiments. One of those companies was raised in Mount Sterling: Company D of the 113th regiment of Ohio Volunteers. These Mount Sterling Soldiers took part in the Chattanooga, Atlantia and Savannah campaigns, were at the surrender of General Johnston's Confederate forces, and took part in the Grand Review in Washington D.C. at the end of the war.

  In 1871 Mount Sterling first newspaper was founded, The Review (later called the Husbandman), and it lasted until 1874. IN 1887 with the founding the Mount Sterling Tribune, another weekly newspaper was started and has since recorded local events.

  The 1880's saw other notable events. In 1882 the town erected a brick, three story town hall that housed government offices and an opera house. In 1884 the Columbus and Midland Railway built a line through the town and established a station. This served as a major impetus to the development of the town. For the next three decades the community saw continuous growth: a doubling of the population, many new private homes and businesses, three new church buildings, and several new public facilities. These public facilities included a municipal electrical lighting pl.ant in the 1890's, the paving of streets and sidewalks around 1900 and the erection of a Public Library in 1910.

  By the 1920's Mount Sterling was a modern community located on the major 3-C highway and on a principal rail line. The village possessed three banks, one hotel, a department store many shops and several manufacturing firms.

  In the past decades two sons of Mount Sterling have had major impact on the affairs of the nation: businessman and philanthropist John W. Galbreath and Senator John Bricker.

  Thus the history of this unique community goes onward. In November 1983 the old town hall, long a local landmark, burned. However, a new structure quickly rose to replace it and was dedicated in June, 1985. Symbolic of the community, its design reflects the old structure but within is modern and efficient. Mount Sterling too is proud of its past, but is progressive in the present, and confident of its future.


VILLAGE OF
MT. STERLING
OHIO
1 S. London St. Mt. Sterling, Ohio 43143
Location of Mount Sterling in Madison County 
Coordinates: 39°43′10″N 83°16′5″W 

Country                  State             County
United States           Ohio              Madison

Area[1]
 • Total                1.73 sq mi (4.48 km2) 
 • Land                1.73 sq mi (4.48 km2) 
 • Water               0 sq mi (0 km2) 

Elevation[2]        902 ft (275 m) 
Population (2010)[3]           Total  1,782 
Estimate (2012[4])                          1,716 
Density                1,030.1/sq mi (397.7/km2) 
Time zone            Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) 
Summer (DST)    EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code                43143 
Area code(s)         740 
FIPS code             39-53046[5] 
GNIS feature ID    1065077[2] 


Historical population

Census                   Pop.                        

1850                       118                            — 
1870                       389                            — 
1880                       482                          23.9% 
1890                       752                          56.0% 
1900                       986                          31.1% 
1910                       1,071                       8.6% 
1920                       1,113                       3.9% 
1930                       1,090                     −2.1% 
1940                       1,115                       2.3% 
1950                       1,172                       5.1% 
1960                       1,338                       14.2% 
1970                       1,536                       14.8% 
1980                       1,623                        5.7% 
1990                       1,647                        1.5% 
2000                       1,865                        13.2% 
2010                       1,782                      −4.5% 
Est. 2014                1,748 [10]               −1.9% 

Utility Companies for the Mt. Sterling Area;
Electric Company:
Gas Company:
Phone Company:
Cable Company:
Sanitation Service:
Tri-County Joint Fire District
7 W. Columbus St.
Mt. Sterling, Ohio 43143
740-869-2643    Emergency Dial 9-1-1
Sterling Joint Ambulance District
S. London St.
Mt. Sterling, Ohio 43143
740-869-          Emergency Dial 9-1-1
Madison County Sheriff's Office
23 W. High St.
London, Ohio 43140
740-852-1332 or 740-852-1212
Madison County EMA
271 Elm St.
London, Ohio 43140
740-852-4200
Madison Health - Mt. Sterling
164 E. Main St.
Mt. Sterling, Ohio 43143
Emergency Services:
Customer Service &  Report an Outage
800-277-2177

Toll Free
800-344-4077

John W. Galbreath
Businessman and Philanthropist

Toll Free
877-600-0302

Activation and Sales
800-206-1562
General Information
800-206-7173


Toll Free
800-828-8171

John W. Bricker