Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
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 Hill (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 Hill. 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.
Name Variations for Sugar Hill ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
Another variation: Sugarhill.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Sugar Hill. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sugar Hill.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 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.
Sugar Hill is located in Fannin County.
To see how the shape of Georgia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Fannin County: Dawson, Gilmer, Lumpkin, Murray, Union, Cherokee (NC) & Polk (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Sugar Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sugar Hill:
- Fannin County (The home county of Sugar Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sugar Hill, with the one closest to Sugar Hill listed first.
- Margret
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Margret is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margret
- Craytonia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Craytonia is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craytonia
- Newport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Newport is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Hemp
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hemp is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemp
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,647 people
- Greens Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Greens Mill is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Mill
- Morganton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mineral Bluff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cutcane
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cutcane is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutcane
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,417 people
- Chestnut Gap
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut Gap is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Gap
- Epworth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pantertown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pantertown is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pantertown
- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,749 people
- Cherokee County
- Ophir
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ophir is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Dawson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sugar Hill, with the one closest to Sugar Hill listed first.
- Dawsonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lumpkin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lumpkin is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,266 people
- Barrettsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Barrettsville is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrettsville
- Forsyth County
- Silver City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Silver City is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Gilmer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sugar Hill, with the one closest to Sugar Hill listed first.
- Tickanetley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tickanetley is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tickanetley
- Rolston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rolston is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolston
- Estimated population in 2019: 36,716 people
- Cherry Log
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- White Path
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- White Path is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Path
- Estimated population in 2019: 342 people
- Northcutt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Northcutt is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcutt
- Population from the 2010 Census: 16,698 people
- Santaluca
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Santaluca is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santaluca
- East Ellijay
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ellijay
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Yukon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Yukon is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
- Whitestone
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Whitestone is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitestone
- Tails Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Tails Creek is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tails Creek
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,248 people
- Habersham County
- Mauldins ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mauldins is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauldins
- Estimated population in 2019: 225 people
- Hall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sugar Hill, with the one closest to Sugar Hill listed first.
- Murrayville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clermont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Land ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Land is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land
- Price
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Price is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Lumpkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sugar Hill, with the one closest to Sugar Hill listed first.
- Willow ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Willow is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
- Population from the 2010 Census: 15,138 people
- Dahlonega
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Auraria ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Auraria is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auraria
- Garland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Garland is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Grace ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Grace is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- New Bridge ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Bridge is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bridge
- Pickens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sugar Hill, with the one closest to Sugar Hill listed first.
- Big Canoe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Marble Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Jasper
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Talking Rock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tate
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nelson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cagle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cagle is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cagle
- Hinton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hinton is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,223 people
- Towns County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sugar Hill, with the one closest to Sugar Hill listed first.
- Jacksonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jacksonville is located in Towns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Estimated population in 2019: 5,239 people
- Young Harris
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hiawassee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hunt ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hunt is located in Towns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sugar Hill, with the one closest to Sugar Hill listed first.
- Youngcane ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Youngcane is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngcane
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,661 people
- Bethlehem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bethlehem is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Suches
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Owltown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Owltown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owltown
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,346 people
- Canal Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Canal Lake is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Lake
- Population from the 2010 Census: 23,025 people
- Blairsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Choestoe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Choestoe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choestoe
- Hood ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hood is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sugar Hill, with the one closest to Sugar Hill listed first.
- Robertstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Robertstown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertstown
- Helen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Yonah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Yonah is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonah
- Nacoochee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Nacoochee is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nacoochee
- Cleveland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Naguchee ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Naguchee is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naguchee
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,141 people
- Sautee - Nacoochee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Leo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leo is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo
- Leo has also been known as:
- Meldean
- Cherokee County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sugar Hill, with the one closest to Sugar Hill listed first.
- Culberson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Culberson is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culberson
- Hothouse
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hothouse is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hothouse
- Burger Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Burger Town is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burger Town
- Postell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Postell is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postell
- Murphy
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Grape Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Grape Creek is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Creek
- Vests
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Vests is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vests
- Liberty
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Liberty is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Hiwassee Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hiwassee Village is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiwassee Village
- Ogreeta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ogreeta is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogreeta
- Pleasant Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Unaka
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Unaka is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unaka
- Clay County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sugar Hill, with the one closest to Sugar Hill listed first.
- Pine Log Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Log Village is located in Clay County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Log Village
- Brasstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Warne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hayesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elf
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elf is located in Clay County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elf
- Polk County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sugar Hill, with the one closest to Sugar Hill listed first.
- Belltown Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Belltown Hill is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,457 people
- Copperhill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ducktown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chanceytown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chanceytown is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanceytown
- Rymers ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rymers is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rymers
- Chable ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chable is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chable
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sugar Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Sugar Hill.
Cemeteries Near Sugar Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sugar Hill.
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 Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sugar Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sugar Hill, with the one closest to Sugar Hill listed first.
- Petty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sugar Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Brawley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Chastain Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Woody Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Woody Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Shelton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rogers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Van Zandt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ricketts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tilley Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Woody Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (312 more) ...
- Noontootla Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Garrett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Sugar Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sugar Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sugar Hill, with the one closest to Sugar Hill listed first.
- Newport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Newport is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Craytonia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Craytonia is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craytonia
- Pisgah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pisgah is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Youngcane ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Youngcane is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngcane
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,661 people
- Gaddistown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gaddistown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaddistown
- Hemp
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hemp is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemp
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,647 people
- Morganton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tickanetley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tickanetley is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tickanetley
- Suches
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Quebec ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Quebec is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quebec
- Blue Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mineral Bluff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Dora ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dora is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dora
- Roy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Roy is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy
- Cutcane
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cutcane is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutcane
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,417 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sugar Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sugar Hill.
Newspapers Published in Sugar Hill ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sugar Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sugar Hill, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sugar Hill.
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 websites either 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 Hill:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Fannin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cherokee County
- Dawson County
- Forsyth County
- Gilmer County
- Habersham County
- Hall County
- Lumpkin County
- Pickens County
- Towns County
- Union County
- White County
- Cherokee County
- Clay County
- Polk County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | 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 Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sugar Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |