Welcome to Sweetgum ...Sweetgum is located in Graham County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Sweetgum, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902. Sweetgum is 2,150 feet [655 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Sweetgum is about ½ mile above sea level. Time Zone: Sweetgum lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Sweetgum: 828 Communities Also Named Sweetgum ...Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Sweetgum - it's located in Tennessee. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sweetgum. Communities near Sweetgum ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sweetgum.
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 Sweetgum. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sweetgum. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sweetgum. 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 Sweetgum. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sweetgum. See our Newspapers Page for Sweetgum. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sweetgum ...Looking for more information about Sweetgum? 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 Sweetgum, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sweetgum. Adding Sweetgum to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Sweetgum 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 (so far) for Sweetgum was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4> For more details, see References and Mentions for Sweetgum. Footnotes ...
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