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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 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Creek is primarily located in Clay County. A portion of Sugar Creek extends into Jackson County.

To see how the shape of Missouri's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Clay County: Wyandotte (KS), Clinton, Jackson, Platte & Ray.

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:

  • Clay 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.
    • Birmingham
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Minaville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • East Kansas City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • East Kansas City is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Kansas City
    • Randolph
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Claycomo
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Claycomo is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claycomo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,526 people
    • Avondale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Avondale is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
    • Woodhill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Glenaire
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Glenaire is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenaire
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
    • Pleasant Valley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Pleasant Valley is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,047 people
    • North Kansas City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Acme
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Acme is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
    • Gladstone
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Cass County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sugar Creek, with the one closest to Sugar Creek listed first.
    • Lee's Summit
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Belton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Lake Winnebago
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Lake Winnebago is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Winnebago
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,370 people
    • Loch Lloyd
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Loch Lloyd is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lloyd
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
      • Loch Lloyd has also been known as:
      • Loch Lloyd village
    • Raymore
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Harrelson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Harrelson is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrelson
    • Coleman
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Baldwin Park
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Baldwin Park is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
    • Pleasant Hill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Riverview Estates
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Riverview Estates is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Estates
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
      • Riverview Estates has also been known as:
      • Riverview Estates village
    • Peculiar
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Strasburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Clinton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sugar Creek, with the one closest to Sugar Creek listed first.
    • Lilly
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Trimble
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Converse
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Jackson County
  • Lafayette County
  • Platte County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sugar Creek, with the one closest to Sugar Creek listed first.
    • Northmoor
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Northmoor is located in Platte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northmoor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
    • Riverside
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Houston Lake
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Houston Lake is located in Platte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Lake
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
    • Lake Waukomis
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Lake Waukomis is located in Platte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Waukomis
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
    • Platte Woods
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Platte Woods is located in Platte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte Woods
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
    • Parkville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Weatherby Lake
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Weatherby Lake is located in Platte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherby Lake
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,086 people
    • Linkville ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Ferrelview
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Ferrelview is located in Platte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrelview
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 800 people
    • Waldron
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Waldron is located in Platte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
    • Farley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Farley is located in Platte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
    • Platte City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Ray County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sugar Creek, with the one closest to Sugar Creek listed first.
    • Orrick
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Albany
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Albany is located in Ray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
    • Fleming
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Fleming is located in Ray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
    • Homestead
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Homestead is located in Ray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
    • Wood Heights
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Wood Heights is located in Ray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Heights
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 700 people
    • Woods Heights
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Crystal Lakes
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Crystal Lakes is located in Ray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lakes
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
    • Camden
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Excelsior Estates
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Excelsior Estates is located in Ray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior Estates
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
    • Lawson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Rayville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Richmond
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Johnson County (KS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sugar Creek, with the one closest to Sugar Creek listed first.
    • Mission Woods
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Mission Woods is located in Johnson County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Woods
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
    • Westwood Hills
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Westwood Hills is located in Johnson County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Hills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
    • Westwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Westwood is located in Johnson County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,642 people
    • Fairway
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Fairway is located in Johnson County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,963 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairway <1>
    • Mission Hills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Mission Hills is located in Johnson County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Hills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,533 people
    • Roeland Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Countryside
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Countryside is located in Johnson County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
    • Mission
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Mission is located in Johnson County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,873 people
      • Former name for Mission:
      • Mission Hill Acres
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mission <1>
    • Prairie Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Leawood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Merriam
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Quivira
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Lake Quivira is located in Johnson County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Quivira
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
  • Leavenworth County (KS)
  • Miami County (KS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sugar Creek, with the one closest to Sugar Creek listed first.
    • Wea
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bucyrus
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Wyandotte County (KS)

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.

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>

While we didn't find Sugar Creek in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sugar Creek.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Sugar Creek, with the one closest to Sugar Creek listed first.

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 153 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 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. 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 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 Creek:

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 Creek) 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 Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.