Welcome to Sugar Lake ...
Sugar Lake is located in Platte County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Sugar Lake, you might consider that their post office opened in 1877.
A typical abbreviation for Sugar Lake: Sugar Lk.
Sugar Lake is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Sugar Lake lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Sugar Lake: 816 & 975<3>
Communities Also Named Sugar Lake ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Missouri communities named Sugar Lake: This one is located in Platte County and the other is located in Buchanan County.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sugar Lake.
Communities near Sugar Lake ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sugar Lake.
- Saint Joseph
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Leavenworth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lansing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
- Lansing is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,954 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <4>
- Atchison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Platte City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Platte City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte City
- Platte City is located in Platte County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,969 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Platte City <4>
- Weston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Weston is located in Platte County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,834 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weston <4>
- Wathena
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Elwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Troy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Agency
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
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 Lake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sugar Lake.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sugar Lake. 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 Lake.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sugar Lake. See our Newspapers Page for Sugar Lake.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sugar Lake ...
Looking for more information about Sugar Lake? 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 Lake, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sugar Lake.
Adding Sugar Lake to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Sugar Lake in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Sugar Lake was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Sugar Lake post office opened in 1877.
We also found Sugar Lake in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Sugar Lake.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Platte, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sugar Lake - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 816 code has been Overlayed with the 975 area code. New phone numbers in the Sugar Lake area will be assigned with one of these codes: 816 or 975. As a result, placing a call in the Sugar Lake area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |