Welcome to Sugar Creek ...
Although we found mention of Sugar Creek during our research, we have little information about it.<1> Given the context of how Sugar Creek was mentioned, we believe that it was a community rather than a locale or some type of landmark. We have done a cursory search and if it was a community, we haven't been able to find any evidence that it still exists..
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.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Sugar Creek, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
A typical abbreviation for Sugar Creek: Sugar Crk. (or less commonly used: Sugar Ck. or Sugar Cr.)
Sugar Creek is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: The area where we believe that Sugar Creek might be (or was) located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
We believe that Sugar Creek would be found within the (318) area code.
Communities Also Named Sugar Creek ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Sugar Creek - they are located in Alabama (2), Florida, Georgia (3), Illinois (2), Indiana (2), Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri (2), North Carolina, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, South Carolina and Tennessee (2).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sugar Creek.
Communities near Sugar Creek ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sugar Creek.
- Ruston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruston
- Ruston is located in Lincoln Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,891 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruston <4>
- Grambling
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grambling
- Grambling is located in Lincoln Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,114 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grambling <4>
- Homer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Homer is located in Claiborne Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,789 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <4>
- Arcadia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Arcadia is located in Bienville Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,648 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcadia <4>
- Bernice
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Bernice is located in Union Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,590 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bernice <4>
- Dubach
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dubach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubach
- Dubach is located in Lincoln Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dubach <4>
- Gibsland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibsland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsland
- Gibsland is located in Bienville Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 858 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibsland <4>
- Simsboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simsboro
- Simsboro is located in Lincoln Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simsboro <4>
- Vienna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Athens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Athens is located in Claiborne Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <4>
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 Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sugar Creek.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sugar Creek. 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 Creek.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sugar Creek. See our Newspapers Page for Sugar Creek.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sugar Creek ...
Looking for more information about Sugar Creek? 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 Creek, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sugar Creek.
Adding Sugar Creek to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Sugar Creek 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 Creek was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Sugar Creek.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went north past Sugar Creek and then turned west". While Sugar Creek could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Sugar Creek as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Sugar Creek could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong parish. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sugar Creek - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |