Welcome to Sugar ...
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.
Sugar would have been located within present day Lauderdale County<2>.
The location of Sugar has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Sugar, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Sugar is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Sugar was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Sugar still existed, it would have been in the (256) and (938)<5> area codes.
Communities Also Named Sugar ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Sugar - they are located in California, Colorado, Kansas and Utah.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sugar.
Communities near Sugar ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sugar.
- Athens
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Athens is located in Limestone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,643 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <6>
- Lawrenceburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceburg
- Lawrenceburg is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,066 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrenceburg <6>
- Liberty Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Liberty Grove is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,825 people
- Pulaski
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Pulaski is located in Giles County (TN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,524 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pulaski <6>
- New Prospect
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Prospect have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
- New Prospect is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,880 people
- Wales
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast) - Loretto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loretto have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
- Loretto is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,781 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loretto <6>
- Rogersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Rogersville is located in Lauderdale County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,293 people
- Former name for Rogersville:
- Rodgersville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <6>
- Gordon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast) - Saint Joseph
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Joseph have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Saint Joseph is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 824 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Joseph <6>
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. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sugar.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sugar. 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.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sugar. See our Newspapers Page for Sugar.
Adding Sugar to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Sugar in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Sugar was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Sugar post office opened in 1882.
We also found Sugar in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Sugar.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Lauderdale, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sugar - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | Area code (938) is an overlay for area code (256). |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |