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 Grove (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 Grove. 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 Grove ...
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: Sugargrove.
- A typical abbreviation for Sugar Grove: Sugar Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Sugar Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sugar Grove.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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 Grove is located in Scioto County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Scioto County: Greenup (KY), Lewis (KY), Adams, Jackson, Lawrence & Pike.
Below are the counties that are near Sugar Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sugar Grove:
- Scioto County (The home county of Sugar Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sugar Grove, with the one closest to Sugar Grove listed first.
- Shannoah Town ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Shannoah Town is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannoah Town
- Friendship
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Portsmouth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Portsmouth is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Portsmouth
- Portsmouth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pond Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pond Run is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Run
- Rosemount
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rosemount is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemount
- New Boston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lombardsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lombardsville is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombardsville
- Sciotoville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sciotoville is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciotoville
- Arion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Arion is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arion
- Sciotodale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sciotodale is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciotodale
- Garden City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Garden City is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sugar Grove, with the one closest to Sugar Grove listed first.
- Blue Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rome
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Rome is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Squirrel Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Squirrel Town is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrel Town
- Mineral Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mineral Springs is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Lynx
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lynx is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynx
- Jaybird
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jaybird is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
- Moore ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Moore is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
- Grimes ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Grimes is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes
- Dunkinsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dunkinsville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkinsville
- Peebles
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wrightsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Wrightsville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
- Locust Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Grove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Highland County
- Sinking Spring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sinking Spring is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinking Spring
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sugar Grove, with the one closest to Sugar Grove listed first.
- Glade
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Glade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
- Monroe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Blackfork Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Blackfork Junction is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfork Junction
- Banner ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Banner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Oak Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sugar Grove, with the one closest to Sugar Grove listed first.
- Rome
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Rome is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Hanging Rock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hanging Rock is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Pedro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Pedro is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedro
- Vernon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Vernon is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Vesuvius ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Vesuvius is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesuvius
- Ironton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Johns Creek ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Johns Creek is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Creek
- Coal Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Coal Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
- Kitts Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Kitts Hill is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitts Hill
- Sherritts
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sherritts is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherritts
- Sheridan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sheridan is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sugar Grove, with the one closest to Sugar Grove listed first.
- Coopersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Coopersville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopersville
- Wakefield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Wakefield is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Wetmore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Wetmore is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetmore
- Camp
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Camp is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp
- Riverdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Riverdale is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Sargents
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Sargents is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargents
- Shyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Shyville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shyville
- Jasper
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Jasper is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Piketon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Zahn's Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Zahn's Corners is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zahn's Corners
- Zahn's Corners has also been known as:
- Zann's Corners
- Robbins ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Robbins is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
- Beaver
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Summit County
- Manchester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Manchester is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Boyd County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sugar Grove, with the one closest to Sugar Grove listed first.
- Fairview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Millseat
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Millseat is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millseat
- Westwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Princess
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Princess is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princess
- Cannonsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cannonsburg is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonsburg
- Cliffside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cliffside is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffside
- Normal
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Normal is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal
- Rush
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carter County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sugar Grove, with the one closest to Sugar Grove listed first.
- Kehoe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Kehoe is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kehoe
- Boone Furnace
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Boone Furnace is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Furnace
- Smiths Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Smiths Creek is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Creek
- Carter
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Carter is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
- Wesleyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Wesleyville is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesleyville
- Pactolus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pactolus is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pactolus
- Smoky Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Smoky Valley is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoky Valley
- Grayson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Counts Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Counts Crossroads is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Counts Crossroads
- Grahn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Grahn is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahn
- Leon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Leon is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Mountain Top
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mountain Top is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Top
- Greenup County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sugar Grove, with the one closest to Sugar Grove listed first.
- South Portsmouth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- South Portsmouth is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Portsmouth
- South Shore
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Frost
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Frost is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Grays Branch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Grays Branch is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Branch
- York
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- York is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Lynn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lynn is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Lloyd
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lloyd is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Tygarts Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Tygarts Valley is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tygarts Valley
- Warnock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Warnock is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warnock
- Greenup
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Argillite
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wurtland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wurtland is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
- Lewis County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sugar Grove, with the one closest to Sugar Grove listed first.
- Firebrick
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Firebrick is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firebrick
- Quincy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Quincy is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Garrison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Garrison is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
- Buena Vista
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Vanceburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Camp Dix
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Camp Dix is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Dix
- Charters
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Charters is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charters
- Concord
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
- Pence
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Pence is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pence
- Emerson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Emerson is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Tollesboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Cottageville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cottageville is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottageville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sugar Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Sugar Grove.
Cemeteries Near Sugar Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sugar Grove.
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 Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sugar Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sugar Grove, with the one closest to Sugar Grove listed first.
- Vaughters Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Careys Run Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Friendship Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Collier Memorial Garden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Larkin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Worley Run Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Malone Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Williamson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Seymore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (651 more) ...
- Conley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Adams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mershon - Swords 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.<4>
While we didn't find Sugar Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sugar Grove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sugar Grove, with the one closest to Sugar Grove listed first.
- Friendship
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- South Portsmouth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- South Portsmouth is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Portsmouth
- Pond Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pond Run is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Run
- Portsmouth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dry Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dry Run is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Run
- Quincy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Quincy is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Frost
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Frost is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- New Boston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lombardsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lombardsville is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombardsville
- Rushtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rushtown is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushtown
- Arion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Arion is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arion
- Garrison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Garrison is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Limeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Limeville is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeville
- Siloam
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Siloam is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Sciotoville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sciotoville is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciotoville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sugar Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sugar Grove.
Newspapers Published in Sugar Grove ...
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 75 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sugar Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sugar Grove, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sugar Grove.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Sugar Grove:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Scioto County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Highland County
- Jackson County
- Lawrence County
- Pike County
- Summit County
- Boyd County
- Carter County
- Greenup County
- Lewis County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
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 from Point A (ie- Sugar Grove) 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 Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |