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 Sugartown (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 Sugartown. 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 Sugartown ...
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.
Another variation: Sugar Town.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Sugartown. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.
Sugartown is located in Yadkin 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 Yadkin County: Davie, Forsyth, Iredell, Stokes, Surry & Wilkes.
Below are the counties that are near Sugartown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sugartown:
- Yadkin County (The home county of Sugartown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sugartown, with the one closest to Sugartown listed first.
- Yadkinville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Union Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Union Grove is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Forbush
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Forbush is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbush
- Mount Pleasant
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Nebo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Nebo is located in Yadkin County
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- Richmond Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Richmond Hill is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
- Courtney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Courtney is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtney
- Huntsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Huntsville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Branon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Branon is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branon
- East Bend
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Boonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wyo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wyo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyo
- Footville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Footville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footville
- Alexander County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sugartown, with the one closest to Sugartown listed first.
- Vashti
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Vashti is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vashti
- Rocky Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Springs is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Alleghany County
- Roaring Gap
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sugartown, with the one closest to Sugartown listed first.
- Arcadia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Arcadia is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Reedy Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Reedy Creek is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy Creek
- Currytown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Currytown is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currytown
- Gum Tree
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gum Tree is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Tree
- Midway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Midway is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
- Welcome
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wallburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Tyro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tyro is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Bethany ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bethany is located in Davidson County
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- Sapona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sapona is located in Davidson County
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- Jefferson Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson Village is located in Davidson County
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- Lexington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Davie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sugartown, with the one closest to Sugartown listed first.
- Pino
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pino is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino
- Bermuda Run
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Calahaln
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Calahaln is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calahaln
- Mocksville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Advance
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Ephesus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Ephesus is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Cooleemee
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Clinton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Clinton is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sugartown, with the one closest to Sugartown listed first.
- Cinnamon Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cinnamon Ridge is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnamon Ridge
- Grapewood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Grapewood is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapewood
- Eaglewood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Eaglewood is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaglewood
- Hunters Trace
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hunters Trace is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Trace
- Lewisville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- River Ridge Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- River Ridge Run is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Ridge Run
- Robin Hood Trace
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Robin Hood Trace is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Hood Trace
- Sherwood Forest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sherwood Forest is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Forest
- Donnaha
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Donnaha is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnaha
- Dorchester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dorchester is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Dozier
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dozier is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dozier
- Robinhood Forest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Robinhood Forest is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinhood Forest
- Heritage Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Heritage Village is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Iredell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sugartown, with the one closest to Sugartown listed first.
- Houstonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Houstonville is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstonville
- Harmony
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Union Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Olin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Olin is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olin
- Turnersburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Turnersburg is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersburg
- New Hope ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Cool Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cool Springs is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs
- Love Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Statesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Scotts
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Scotts is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
- Rowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sugartown, with the one closest to Sugartown listed first.
- Pittsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Pittsburg is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Needmore
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Needmore is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Mount Vernon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Mount Vernon is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Woodleaf
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cleveland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Barber
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Barber is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
- Ellis Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ellis Crossroads is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Crossroads
- Franklin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Franklin is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Mocksville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mocksville is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mocksville
- Stokes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sugartown, with the one closest to Sugartown listed first.
- Pinnacle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Rock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Rock is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Mount Olive
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Olive is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Capella
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Capella is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capella
- Neatman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Neatman is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neatman
- Germanton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Quaker Gap
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Quaker Gap is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Gap
- Vade Mecum
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Vade Mecum is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vade Mecum
- Fulp
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fulp is located in Stokes County
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- Walnut Cove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Danbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Meadows
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Meadows is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Bailey Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey Town is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sugartown, with the one closest to Sugartown listed first.
- Rockford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rockford is located in Surry County
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- Siloam
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Siloam is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Shoals
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
- Stony Knoll
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Stony Knoll is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Knoll
- Boyden ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Boyden is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
- Rusk ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rusk is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- Copeland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Copeland is located in Surry County
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- Pine Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pine Hill is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
- Fairview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Elkin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elkin Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Elkin Valley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin Valley
- Mulberry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mulberry is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Ararat
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Wilkes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sugartown, with the one closest to Sugartown listed first.
- Pleasant Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- New Castle ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- New Castle is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
- Clingman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Clingman is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clingman
- Ronda
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Brier Creek ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Brier Creek is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brier Creek
- Roaring River
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Roaring River is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring River
- Zimmerman ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Zimmerman is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman
- Lomax
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lomax is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomax
- Traphill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Zebra ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Zebra is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebra
- Fletcher ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Fletcher is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Hays
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Henderson ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Henderson is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Carroll County (VA)
- Cana
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sugartown, see our County-by-County Page for Sugartown.
Cemeteries Near Sugartown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sugartown.
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 Sugartown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sugartown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sugartown, with the one closest to Sugartown listed first.
- Pilot View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Shacktown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Union Cross Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Deep Creek Friends Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Harmony Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gospel Way Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Deep Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Patterson Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Forbush Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (311 more) ...
- Forbush Friends Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Sugartown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sugartown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sugartown, with the one closest to Sugartown listed first.
- Yadkinville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Forbush
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Forbush is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbush
- Poindexter
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Poindexter is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexter
- Huntsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Huntsville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Richmond Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Richmond Hill is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
- Footville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Footville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footville
- Wyo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wyo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyo
- East Bend
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Boonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hamptonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rockford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rockford is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Longtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Longtown is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Pino
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pino is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino
- Siloam
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Siloam is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Farmington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Farmington is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sugartown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sugartown.
Newspapers Published in Sugartown ...
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 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sugartown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sugartown, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sugartown.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Sugartown:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Yadkin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexander County
- Alleghany County
- Davidson County
- Davie County
- Forsyth County
- Iredell County
- Rowan County
- Stokes County
- Surry County
- Wilkes County
- Carroll 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> | 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 Sugartown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sugartown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |