Welcome to Sugar Island ...

Sugar Island is located in Kankakee County<1>.

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

A typical abbreviation for Sugar Island: Sugar Is. (in Canada, 'Isld.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Sugar Island is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Sugar Island lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Sugar Island (for example, toward Medaryville (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area codes for Sugar Island: (815) and (779)<4>

Websites for Sugar Island ...

Junior League:   www.jlkankakee.org/

Communities Also Named Sugar Island ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Sugar Island - it's located in Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Sugar Island ...

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

• Kankakee
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kankakee
  • Kankakee is located in Kankakee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,668 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kankakee <5>
• Bourbonnais
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bourbonnais have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourbonnais
  • Bourbonnais is located in Kankakee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,378 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bourbonnais <5>
• Bradley
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
  • Bradley is located in Kankakee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,132 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradley <5>
• Manteno
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manteno have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteno
  • Manteno is located in Kankakee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,892 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manteno <5>
• Watseka
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watseka
  • Watseka is located in Iroquois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,694 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watseka <5>
• Momence
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Momence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Momence
  • Momence is located in Kankakee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,049 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Momence <5>
• Gilman
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
  • Gilman is located in Iroquois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,625 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilman <5>
• Limestone
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Limestone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
  • Limestone is located in Kankakee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
• Herscher
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herscher
  • Herscher is located in Kankakee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,483 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herscher <5>
• Clifton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
  • Clifton is located in Iroquois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,297 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sugar Island ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Kankakee County: www.co.kankakee.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov