Bullet Basics 1- Caliber. W hen a bullet is submitted for comparison to a firearm, one of the first examinations conducted will be to determine the bullet's caliber. Caliber is a term used to indicate the diameter of a bullet in hundredths of an inch.
The formal boundaries for the City of Sterling Heights (see map below) encompass a land area of 36.51 sq. miles and a water area of 0.29 sq. miles. Macomb County is in the Eastern time zone (GMT -5). The elevation is 614 feet. The City of Sterling Heights (GNIS ID: 1627126) has a C5 Census Class Code which indicates an active incorporated place that is independent of any county subdivision and serves as a county subdivision equivalent.
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.ocated 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.