Thanks for visiting one of the Forgotten Villages on the Prairie in Van Buren County, Iowa. Welcome to "Dog Town!"
Mt. Sterling's original plat is lost but lot sales commenced in May 1853. nLevi Hayes, Asa Blanchard, & Samuel Laden all sold lots from their lands along the Bloomfield Road giving rise to one of the town's nicknames, String Town. Originally called Union Corners, the town hosted two mills and a distillery.