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Welcome to Sugar Pine ...

Sugar Pine is located in Madera County<1>.


The location of Sugar Pine has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


Sugar Pine was established in 1899.

Sugar Pine is 4,230 feet [1,289 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Sugar Pine is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Sugar Pine lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Sugar Pine ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two California communities named Sugar Pine: This one is located in Madera County and the other is located in Tuolumne County.

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

Communities near Sugar Pine ...

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

  • Yosemite Forks
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yosemite Forks
    • Yosemite Forks is located in Madera County
  • Nipinnawasee ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nipinnawasee
    • Nipinnawasee is located in Madera County
  • Wawona
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Ahwahnee
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Oakhurst
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Bass Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • The Pines
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Pines
    • The Pines is located in Madera County
  • Wishon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wishon
    • Wishon is located in Madera County
  • Coarsegold
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Darrah
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darrah
    • Darrah is located in Mariposa County

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 Pine. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sugar Pine.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sugar Pine. 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 Pine.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sugar Pine ...

Looking for more information about Sugar Pine? 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 Pine, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sugar Pine.

Adding Sugar Pine to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sugar Pine 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 Pine was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Sugar Pine post office opened in 1907.

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

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

The official website for Madera County: www.madera-county.com/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Madera, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sugar Pine - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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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