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 Creek (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 Creek. 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 Creek ...
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: Sugarcreek.
- A typical abbreviation for Sugar Creek: Sugar Crk. (or less commonly used: Sugar Ck. or Sugar Cr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Sugar Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sugar Creek.
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 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 Creek is located in Jackson County.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jackson County: Clay, Macon, Overton, Putnam & Smith.
Below are the counties that are near Sugar Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sugar Creek:
- Jackson County (The home county of Sugar Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sugar Creek, with the one closest to Sugar Creek listed first.
- Whitleyville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Whitleyville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitleyville
- Columbus Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Columbus Hill is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 36,071 people
- Gainesboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Burristown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Burristown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burristown
- Haydenburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Haydenburg is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydenburg
- North Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- North Springs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springs
- Rough Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rough Point is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Point
- Dodson Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dodson Branch is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Branch
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,074 people
- Mayfield ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mayfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Nameless
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Nameless is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sugar Creek, with the one closest to Sugar Creek listed first.
- Butlers Landing ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Butlers Landing is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Landing
- Moss
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Moss is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Celina
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cave Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cave Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
- Free Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Free Hill is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Hill
- Jenkins Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jenkins Village is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Village
- Boles
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Boles is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Clementsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Clementsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clementsville
- Hermitage Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hermitage Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Springs
- Thompsons Store
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Thompsons Store is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsons Store
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,180 people
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sugar Creek, with the one closest to Sugar Creek listed first.
- Temperance Hall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Temperance Hall is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Hall
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,791 people
- Johnsons Chapel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Johnsons Chapel is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Chapel
- Fentress County
- Cooper
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Cooper is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,385 people
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sugar Creek, with the one closest to Sugar Creek listed first.
- Red Boiling Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Shade
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Shade is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Shade
- Gibbs Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Gibbs Crossroads is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Crossroads
- Mill Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mill Town is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
- Frog Pond
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Frog Pond is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Pond
- Meadorville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Meadorville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadorville
- Lafayette
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Green Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Green Grove is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Overton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sugar Creek, with the one closest to Sugar Creek listed first.
- Grey ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Grey is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey
- Duncan's Chapel ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Duncan's Chapel is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan's Chapel
- Livingston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Garretts Mill
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Garretts Mill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Mill
- Oakley
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Oakley is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Free Communion
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Free Communion is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Communion
- Oak Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Taylors Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Taylors Crossroads is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Crossroads
- Oak Dale
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Oak Dale is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Dale
- Estimated population in 2014: 222 people
- Beaver Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hill
- Bushing ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bushing is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushing
- Poteet ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Poteet is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteet
- Pickett County
- Byrdstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sugar Creek, with the one closest to Sugar Creek listed first.
- Avoton ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Avoton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoton
- Bangham Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bangham Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangham Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 504 people
- Lafayette
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lafayette is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,962 people
- Baxter
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cookeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Pekin ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Pekin is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,114 people
- Algood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jeremiah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jeremiah is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremiah
- Park Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Park Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- Shennon Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shennon Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shennon Village
- White Plains
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- White Plains is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,231 people
- Boma
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Boma is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boma
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sugar Creek, with the one closest to Sugar Creek listed first.
- Difficult
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Difficult is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Difficult
- Estimated population in 2014: 14,993 people
- Defeated
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Defeated is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defeated
- Pleasant Shade
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Chestnut Mound
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut Mound is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Mound
- Carthage
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Monoville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Monoville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monoville
- South Carthage
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- South Carthage is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carthage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 people
- Bluff Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,734 people
- Gordonsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dixon Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Dixon Springs is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
- Hickman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hickman is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Rock City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rock City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Trousdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sugar Creek, with the one closest to Sugar Creek listed first.
- Johntown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Johntown is located in Trousdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johntown
- Hartsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sugar Creek, with the one closest to Sugar Creek listed first.
- Macedonia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Macedonia is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Cherry Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cherry Creek is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Fanchers Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fanchers Mills is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanchers Mills
- Allen County (KY)
- Holland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Holland is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Barren County (KY)
- Nobob
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Nobob is located in Barren County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobob
- Clinton County (KY)
- Browns Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Browns Crossroads is located in Clinton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Crossroads
- Cumberland County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sugar Creek, with the one closest to Sugar Creek listed first.
- Cloyds Landing
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Cloyds Landing is located in Cumberland County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyds Landing
- Leslie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Leslie is located in Cumberland County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Marrowbone
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Marrowbone is located in Cumberland County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Waterview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Waterview is located in Cumberland County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterview
- Grider
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Grider is located in Cumberland County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grider
- Dubre
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Dubre is located in Cumberland County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubre
- Burkesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dougan Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dougan Town is located in Cumberland County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dougan Town
- Metcalfe County (KY)
- Beaumont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Beaumont is located in Metcalfe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Monroe County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sugar Creek, with the one closest to Sugar Creek listed first.
- Boles
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Boles is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Hestand
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hestand is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hestand
- Martinsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Martinsburg is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Gamaliel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tompkinsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Meshack
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Meshack is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meshack
- Forkton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Forkton is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkton
- Akersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Akersville is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- Mud Lick
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Mud Lick is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Lick
- Fountain Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Hermon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Hermon is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sugar Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Sugar Creek.
Cemeteries Near Sugar Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sugar Creek.
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 Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sugar Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sugar Creek, with the one closest to Sugar Creek listed first.
- Bedford - Hall Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Toney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Clark Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Memorial Cemetery
- The Clark Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Clark Cemetery
- John L. Clark Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #10552 <2>
- Rob Draper Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pigg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stafford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lynn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Goolsby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goolsby Cemetery
- The Goolsby Cemetery has also been known as:
- Allen Goolsby Cemetery
- Burks - Goolsby Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2321487 <2>
- Butlers Landing Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- John Price Butler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kirk - Morgan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (651 more) ...
- Roberts Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cub Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Turkeytown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Sugar Creek in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sugar Creek.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sugar Creek, with the one closest to Sugar Creek listed first.
- Whitleyville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Whitleyville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitleyville
- Gainesboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Butlers Landing ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Butlers Landing is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Landing
- Haydenburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Haydenburg is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydenburg
- Arcott
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Arcott is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcott
- North Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- North Springs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springs
- Rough Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rough Point is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Point
- Flynns Lick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Flynns Lick is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flynns Lick
- Highland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Highland is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Miles Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Miles Crossroads is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Crossroads
- Mayfield ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mayfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Hilham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Celina
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Moss
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Moss is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Gladdice
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gladdice is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladdice
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sugar Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sugar Creek.
Newspapers Published in Sugar Creek ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sugar Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sugar Creek, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sugar Creek.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Creek:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- DeKalb County
- Fentress County
- Macon County
- Overton County
- Pickett County
- Putnam County
- Smith County
- Trousdale County
- White County
- Allen County
- Barren County
- Clinton County
- Cumberland County
- Metcalfe County
- Monroe County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
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> | 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 Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sugar Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |