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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Sugar. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Sugar to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Sugar, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Sugar (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Sugar. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Sugar is historic, it would have been located within present day Lauderdale County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lauderdale County: Colbert, Lawrence, Limestone, Tishomingo (MS), Giles (TN), Hardin (TN), Lawrence (TN) & Wayne (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Sugar. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sugar:
- Lauderdale County (The home county of Sugar)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sugar, with the one closest to Sugar listed first.
- Bethel
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bethel is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Anderson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Estep ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Estep is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep
- Cedar Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Corum ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Corum is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corum
- Lexington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Confluence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Confluence is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
- Comer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Comer is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
- Rogersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rogersville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,293 people
- Former name for Rogersville:
- Rodgersville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <2>
- Arkdell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Arkdell is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkdell
- Belew ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Belew is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belew
- Slabtown ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Slabtown is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Elgin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elgin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Colbert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sugar, with the one closest to Sugar listed first.
- Ford City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ford City is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
- Davidsons Cross Roads ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Nitrate City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Nitrate City is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitrate City
- Garner ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Garner is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Wilson Dam
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson Dam is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Dam
- Leighton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Muscle Shoals
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Florence
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Florence is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Florence
- Campbell Settlement ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Campbell Settlement is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Settlement
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sugar, with the one closest to Sugar listed first.
- Wheeler Dam Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wheeler Dam Village is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Dam Village
- Red Bank
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Red Bank is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- North Courtland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- North Courtland is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
- Courtland
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hillsboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Town Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Edmond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Edmond is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
- Chalybeate Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Chalybeate Springs is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate Springs
- Mountain Home
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mountain Home is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Limestone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sugar, with the one closest to Sugar listed first.
- Lester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lester is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Clifton ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Clifton is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Cairo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cairo is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Lentzville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lentzville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentzville
- Elkmont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Poplar Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Poplar Creek is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
- Pettusville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pettusville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettusville
- Hay's Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hay's Mill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay's Mill
- Ripley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Ripley is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Estaville ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Estaville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estaville
- Athens
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ardmore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Country Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Country Village is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sugar, with the one closest to Sugar listed first.
- Elkwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Elkwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwood
- Harvest
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Toney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Madison Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Madison Crossroads is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Crossroads
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sugar, with the one closest to Sugar listed first.
- Trinity
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Moulton Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Moulton Heights is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton Heights
- Giles County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sugar, with the one closest to Sugar listed first.
- Minor Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Minor Hill is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Stella
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Stella is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Anthony Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Anthony Hill is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony Hill
- Prospect
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Green Field
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Green Field is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Field
- Bodenham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bodenham is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodenham
- Gordon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gordon is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,192 people
- Pulaski
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elkton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Elkton is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Weakley
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Weakley is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weakley
- Wales
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Wales is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,031 people
- Dickson Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Dickson Town is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Town
- Aymett Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Aymett Town is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aymett Town
- Lawrence County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sugar, with the one closest to Sugar listed first.
- Appleton
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Appleton is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Fall River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fall River is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Liberty Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Liberty Grove is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,825 people
- Rascal Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rascal Town is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rascal Town
- Busby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Busby is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
- Leoma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Loretto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Prospect
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- New Prospect is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,880 people
- Saint Joseph
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lawrenceburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Westpoint
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Westpoint is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westpoint
- Iron City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Iron City is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Ethridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lincoln County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sugar, with the one closest to Sugar listed first.
- Cash Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cash Point is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Point
- Dellrose
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Coldwater
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Coldwater is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Pearl City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pearl City is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
- Boonshill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Boonshill is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonshill
- Maury County (TN)
- Screamer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Screamer is located in Maury County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamer
- Wayne County (TN)
- Corning ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Corning is located in Wayne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,210 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sugar, see our County-by-County Page for Sugar.
Cemeteries Near Sugar ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sugar.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Sugar - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sugar covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sugar, with the one closest to Sugar listed first.
- Dobbins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Union Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- McCravy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Oxford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Noblit Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mitchell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Booth Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stevens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Elledge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hesters Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Freeman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (917 more) ...
- Gibbins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bonnertown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
Sugar itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sugar, with the one closest to Sugar listed first.
- Appleton
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Appleton is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Good Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Good Springs is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Springs
- Marbuts
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Marbuts is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbuts
- Minor Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Minor Hill is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Mount Rozell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Rozell is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Rozell
- Lexington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Stella
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Stella is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Dustin ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dustin is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dustin
- Bethel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bethel is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Fall River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fall River is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Gipsy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gipsy is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gipsy
- Comer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Comer is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Lentzville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lentzville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentzville
- Rogersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rogersville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,293 people
- Former name for Rogersville:
- Rodgersville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <2>
- Cartwright
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cartwright is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sugar. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sugar.
Newspapers Published in Sugar ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 3 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sugar.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sugar, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sugar.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Sugar:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Lauderdale County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Colbert County
- Lawrence County
- Limestone County
- Madison County
- Morgan County
- Giles County
- Lawrence County
- Lincoln County
- Maury County
- Wayne County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Sugar, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sugar) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |