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 Grove (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 Grove. 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 Grove ...
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: Sugargrove.
- A typical abbreviation for Sugar Grove: Sugar Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Sugar Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sugar Grove.
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 Grove is located in Butler County.
To see how the shape of Kentucky's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Butler County: Edmonson, Grayson, Logan, Muhlenberg, Ohio & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Sugar Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sugar Grove:
- Butler County (The home county of Sugar Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sugar Grove, with the one closest to Sugar Grove listed first.
- Woodbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Woodbury is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Richelieu
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Richelieu is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richelieu
- Dunbar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dunbar is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Morgantown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Silver City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Silver City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Quality
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Quality is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quality
- Aberdeen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mining City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mining City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mining City
- Huntsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Harreldsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Harreldsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harreldsville
- Jetson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jetson is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetson
- Whittinghill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Whittinghill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittinghill
- Provo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Provo is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provo
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sugar Grove, with the one closest to Sugar Grove listed first.
- Mount Aerial
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Aerial is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Aerial
- Trammel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Trammel is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trammel
- Halfway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Halfway is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Pope
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pope is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Halifax
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Halifax is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
- Meador
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Meador is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador
- Yesse
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Yesse is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yesse
- Edmonson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sugar Grove, with the one closest to Sugar Grove listed first.
- Roundhill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Roundhill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundhill
- Huff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Huff is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Sunfish
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sunfish is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfish
- Lindseyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lindseyville is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindseyville
- Brownsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Rhoda
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Rhoda is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoda
- Sweeden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sweeden is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeden
- Bee Spring
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kyrock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kyrock is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyrock
- Rocky Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Rocky Hill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sugar Grove, with the one closest to Sugar Grove listed first.
- Caneyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Spring Lick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Spring Lick is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lick
- Shrewsbury
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shrewsbury is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Tousey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Tousey is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tousey
- Yeaman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Yeaman is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeaman
- Millwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Millwood is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Black Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Black Rock is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sugar Grove, with the one closest to Sugar Grove listed first.
- South Union
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Auburn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lost City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lost City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
- Wolf Lick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Wolf Lick is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lick
- Lewisburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Agnes
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Agnes is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes
- Russellville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Lick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Deer Lick is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lick
- Cave Spring
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cave Spring is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Gordonsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gordonsville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsville
- Justice
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Justice is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice
- Schochoh
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Schochoh is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schochoh
- Ferguson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ferguson is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Muhlenberg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sugar Grove, with the one closest to Sugar Grove listed first.
- Skilesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Skilesville is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skilesville
- Ennis
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Ennis is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennis
- Dunmor
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Belton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Belton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belton
- Former name for Belton:
- Yost
- Paradise ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Paradise is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Beechmont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Browder
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Beech Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Beech Creek is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Creek
- Drakesboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Rosewood
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rosewood is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
- Nonnell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Nonnell is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonnell
- Former name for Nonnell:
- Tarma
- Bevier
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bevier is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevier
- Cleaton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cleaton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleaton
- Ohio County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sugar Grove, with the one closest to Sugar Grove listed first.
- Cromwell
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cromwell is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Select
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Select is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Select
- Former name for Select:
- Stweartsville
- Arnold
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Arnold is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Mount Pleasant
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Echols
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Echols is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echols
- Beaver Dam
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- McHenry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- McHenry is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Rockport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rockport is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Horse Branch
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Horse Branch is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Branch
- Rosine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Ceralvo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ceralvo is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceralvo
- Hartford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Centertown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Centertown is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Simpson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sugar Grove, with the one closest to Sugar Grove listed first.
- Salmons
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Salmons is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmons
- Franklin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Neosheo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Neosheo is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosheo
- Gold City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gold City is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold City
- Prices Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Prices Mill is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Mill
- Todd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sugar Grove, with the one closest to Sugar Grove listed first.
- Sharon Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sharon Grove is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Grove
- Clifty
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Clifty is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifty
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sugar Grove, with the one closest to Sugar Grove listed first.
- Hadley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hadley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Rockland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rockland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Richardsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Richardsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardsville
- Springhill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Springhill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
- Anna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Anna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Bowling Green
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bowling Green is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70,631 people
- Former names for Bowling Green:
- Bolin Green
- McFadden's Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowling Green <1>
- Rockfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rockfield is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
- Plum Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Plum Springs is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
- Woodburn
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Woodburn is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- Gotts
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Gotts is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotts
- Alvaton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Drake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Drake is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
- Oakland
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sugar Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Sugar Grove.
Cemeteries Near Sugar Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sugar Grove.
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 Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sugar Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sugar Grove, with the one closest to Sugar Grove listed first.
- New Tuck Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- McKinney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Githens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Orange Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Finney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- White Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Womack Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Felts Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (247 more) ...
- Cook Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Duncan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Smith Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Sugar Grove had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sugar Grove, with the one closest to Sugar Grove listed first.
- Hadley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hadley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Rockland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rockland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Woodbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Woodbury is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Anderson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Costelow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Costelow is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costelow
- Riverside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Greencastle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Greencastle is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
- South Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- South Hill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hill
- Morgantown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Gasper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gasper is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasper
- Richardsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Richardsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardsville
- Mining City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mining City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mining City
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Aberdeen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Huntsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Harreldsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Harreldsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harreldsville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sugar Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sugar Grove.
Newspapers Published in Sugar Grove ...
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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sugar Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sugar Grove, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sugar Grove.
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 Grove:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Butler County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- Edmonson County
- Grayson County
- Logan County
- Muhlenberg County
- Ohio County
- Simpson County
- Todd County
- Warren County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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 Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |