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 Town (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 Town. 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 Town ...
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: Sugartown.
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 Town is located in Anson County.
To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Anson County: Richmond, Stanly, Union, Chesterfield (SC) & Marlboro (SC).
Below are the counties that are near Sugar Town. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sugar Town:
- Anson County (The home county of Sugar Town)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sugar Town, with the one closest to Sugar Town listed first.
- Polkton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Polkton is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,288 people
- Ansonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ansonville is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Burnsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Burnsville is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Peachland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Roper ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Roper is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
- Wadesboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mineral Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral Springs is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Lilesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jones Creek ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Jones Creek is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Creek
- Morven
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Morven is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
- Cairo
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cairo is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- McFarlan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- McFarlan is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarlan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Cabarrus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sugar Town, with the one closest to Sugar Town listed first.
- Bosts Mill ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bosts Mill is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosts Mill
- Georgeville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Georgeville is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Midland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mecklenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sugar Town, with the one closest to Sugar Town listed first.
- Allen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Allen is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Mint Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Matthews
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sugar Town, with the one closest to Sugar Town listed first.
- Mount Gilead
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Gilead is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,141 people
- Wadeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wadeville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadeville
- Troy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Troy is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,293 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <1>
- Shiloh ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Eldorado
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Eldorado is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Blaine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Blaine is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Biscoe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Candor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sugar Town, with the one closest to Sugar Town listed first.
- Mangum
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mangum is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangum
- Cordova
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cordova is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
- Ellerbe
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Honey Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Honey Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Town
- Yates Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Yates Hill is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Hill
- East Rockingham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- East Rockingham is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rockingham
- Rockingham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Norman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Norman is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Dobbins Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Dobbins Heights is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Hamlet
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Stanly County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sugar Town, with the one closest to Sugar Town listed first.
- Norwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Oakboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Red Cross
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Red Cross is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Cross
- Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
- Cedar Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cedar Village is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Village
- Stanfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Albemarle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bloomington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bloomington is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Lambert
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lambert is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Locust
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Plyer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Plyer is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plyer
- Millingport
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Millingport is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millingport
- Badin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Palmerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Palmerville is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerville
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sugar Town, with the one closest to Sugar Town listed first.
- Marshville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fairfield is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Wingate
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Allens Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Allens Crossroads is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Crossroads
- Rock Rest
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Rock Rest is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Rest
- Unionville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Unionville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,344 people
- Fairview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Fairview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,984 people
- Monroe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Carmel Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Carmel Village is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Village
- Altan
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Altan is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altan
- Trinity
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Trinity is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Hemby Bridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hemby Bridge is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemby Bridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,846 people
- Lake Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lake Park is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,999 people
- Chesterfield County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sugar Town, with the one closest to Sugar Town listed first.
- Mount Croghan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ruby
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Ruby is located in Chesterfield County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruby <1>
- Chesterfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Pageland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- White Plains
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- White Plains is located in Chesterfield County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Cheraw
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cheraw is located in Chesterfield County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheraw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,554 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheraw <1>
- Jefferson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Marlboro County (SC)
- Wallace
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sugar Town, see our County-by-County Page for Sugar Town.
Cemeteries Near Sugar Town ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sugar Town.
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 Town - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sugar Town covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sugar Town, with the one closest to Sugar Town listed first.
- Richmond - Sturdivant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pine View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Baucoms Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Davis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- East View Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Machine House Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Legrand Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Camden Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Camden Church Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the southwest of Wadesboro.
- Pleasant Hill AME Zion Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Anson Memorial Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bennett Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (145 more) ...
- Barbees Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Williams Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Wingate Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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 Town in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sugar Town.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sugar Town, with the one closest to Sugar Town listed first.
- Polkton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Polkton is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,288 people
- Ansonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ansonville is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Peachland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Hill ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Poplar Hill is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
- Cedar Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Hill is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Wadesboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Olive Branch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Olive Branch is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch
- Cottonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cottonville is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonville
- Pee Dee ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pee Dee is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pee Dee
- Mangum
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mangum is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangum
- Lilesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Norwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Paris ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Paris is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Deep Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Deep Creek is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek
- Jones Creek ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Jones Creek is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Creek
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sugar Town. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sugar Town.
Newspapers Published in Sugar Town ...
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 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sugar Town.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sugar Town, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sugar Town.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Town:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Anson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cabarrus County
- Mecklenburg County
- Montgomery County
- Richmond County
- Stanly County
- Union County
- Chesterfield County
- Marlboro County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sugar Town) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Town, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |