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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Sugar Creek. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Sugar Creek to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Sugar Creek, 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 Creek (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 Creek. 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 Creek ...
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: Sugarcreek.
- A typical abbreviation for Sugar Creek: Sugar Crk. (or less commonly used: Sugar Ck. or Sugar Cr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Sugar Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sugar Creek.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 west contained birth and death records; the county to the north 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 Creek is historic, it would have been located within present day Lee County.
To see how the shape of Iowa's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lee County: Des Moines, Henry, Van Buren, Hancock (IL), Henderson (IL) & Clark (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Sugar Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sugar Creek:
- Lee County (The home county of Sugar Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sugar Creek, with the one closest to Sugar Creek listed first.
- Buena Vista ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Buena Vista is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Keokuk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Vincennes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vincennes is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincennes
- Sandusky
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sandusky is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Argyle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Galland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Galland is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galland
- Montrose
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Boston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- New Boston is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- Charleston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Charleston is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Jeffersonville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jeffersonville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
- Croton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Croton is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croton
- Donnellson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Fort Madison
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Des Moines County
- Patterson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Patterson is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Henry County
- Lowell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lowell is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sugar Creek, with the one closest to Sugar Creek listed first.
- Farmington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bonaparte
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Sterling
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Adams County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sugar Creek, with the one closest to Sugar Creek listed first.
- Meyer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Meyer is located in Adams County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyer
- Lima
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Marcelline
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Marcelline is located in Adams County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcelline
- Loraine
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Ursa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Mendon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fowler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hancock County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sugar Creek, with the one closest to Sugar Creek listed first.
- Warsaw
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hamilton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Nauvoo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sutter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sutter is located in Hancock County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutter
- Elvaston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Powellton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Powellton is located in Hancock County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
- Basco
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Ferris
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Niota
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Carthage
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Adrian
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- West Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- West Point is located in Hancock County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Colusa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Henderson County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sugar Creek, with the one closest to Sugar Creek listed first.
- Lomax
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lomax is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lomax <2>
- Iowa Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Iowa Junction is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Junction
- Clark County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sugar Creek, with the one closest to Sugar Creek listed first.
- Saint Francisville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Francisville is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francisville
- Alexandria
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wayland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wayland is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Clark City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Clark City is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark City
- Dumas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dumas is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas
- Revere
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Patrick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Patrick is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Patrick
- Kahoka
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Peaksville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Peaksville is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaksville
- Medill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Medill is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medill
- Athens
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Athens is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Neeper
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Neeper is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neeper
- Chambersburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chambersburg is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- Knox County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sugar Creek, with the one closest to Sugar Creek listed first.
- Colony
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Colony is located in Knox County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Forest Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Springs is located in Knox County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Springs
- Lewis County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sugar Creek, with the one closest to Sugar Creek listed first.
- Canton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Williamstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Williamstown is located in Lewis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Monticello
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Monticello is located in Lewis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- La Grange
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Sellers
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sellers is located in Lewis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers
- New Court Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Court Village is located in Lewis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Court Village
- Weber
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Weber is located in Lewis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber
- Lewistown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gilead
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Gilead is located in Lewis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Ewing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- La Belle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Scotland County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sugar Creek, with the one closest to Sugar Creek listed first.
- Granger
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Granger is located in Scotland County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Arbela
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Gorin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Gorin is located in Scotland County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorin
- South Gorin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- South Gorin is located in Scotland County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gorin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sugar Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Sugar Creek.
Cemeteries Near Sugar Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sugar Creek.
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 Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sugar Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sugar Creek, with the one closest to Sugar Creek listed first.
- The Yellow Banks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Little Mound Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Buena Vista Mound Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oiler Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Turner Plot Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Morris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Weaver Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hickory Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Scandinavian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sandinavian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sand Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (380 more) ...
- Wolf Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Frazee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Keokuk National Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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 Creek itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sugar Creek, with the one closest to Sugar Creek listed first.
- Mooar
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mooar is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooar
- Wayland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wayland is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Alexandria
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Buena Vista ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Buena Vista is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Saint Francisville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Francisville is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francisville
- Warsaw
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Summitville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Summitville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
- Keokuk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Vincennes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vincennes is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincennes
- Hamilton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sandusky
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sandusky is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Winchester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Winchester is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Gregory Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gregory Landing is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Landing
- Mount Clare
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mount Clare is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Clare
- Argyle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sugar Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sugar Creek.
Newspapers Published in Sugar Creek ...
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 141 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sugar Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sugar Creek, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sugar Creek.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Creek:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Lee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Des Moines County
- Henry County
- Van Buren County
- Adams County
- Hancock County
- Henderson County
- Clark County
- Knox County
- Lewis County
- Scotland County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Iowa
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 Creek, 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> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sugar Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |