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Welcome to Sugar Grove (aka 'Clark's Corners') ...

Sugar Grove is located in Mason County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Sugar Grove, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

A typical abbreviation for Sugar Grove: Sugar Grv.

Sugar Grove is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Sugar Grove lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Sugar Grove is located in the (231) area code.

The community of Sugar Grove has also been called Clark's Corners.

Communities Also Named Sugar Grove ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Sugar Grove - they are located in Arkansas, Illinois (3), Indiana, Kentucky (2), Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio (5), Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee (3), Virginia (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sugar Grove.

Communities near Sugar Grove ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sugar Grove.

  • Ludington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Manistee
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Scottville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottville
    • Scottville is located in Mason County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,209 people
    • Scottville has also been known as:
    • Mason Center
    • Sweetland
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottville <3>
  • Pentwater
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Eastlake
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastlake
    • Eastlake is located in Manistee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 509 people
  • Custer
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
    • Custer is located in Mason County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
    • Former names for Custer:
    • Black Creek
    • Ferryville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Custer <3>
  • Fountain
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Free Soil
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Batcheller ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Batcheller have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batcheller
    • Batcheller is located in Mason County
    • Batcheller has also been known as:
    • Turtle Lake
  • Tallman
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tallman have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallman
    • Tallman is located in Mason County
    • Tallman has also been known as:
    • Weaver

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Sugar Grove. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sugar Grove.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sugar Grove. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sugar Grove.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sugar Grove. See our Newspapers Page for Sugar Grove.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sugar Grove ...

Looking for more information about Sugar Grove? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Sugar Grove, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sugar Grove.

Adding Sugar Grove to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sugar Grove in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Sugar Grove was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Sugar Grove post office opened in 1874.

We also found Sugar Grove in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sugar Grove.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sugar Grove. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Mason, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sugar Grove - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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