Welcome to Sugar Hill ...
Sugar Hill is located in Perry County<1>.
The location of Sugar Hill has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Sugar Hill, you might consider that their post office opened in 1860.
Sugar Hill is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Sugar Hill lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Sugar Hill is within the boundaries of the (931) area code.
Communities Also Named Sugar Hill ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Tennessee communities named Sugar Hill: This one is located in Perry County and the other is located in Hardeman County.
Beyond Tennessee, there are 21 communities that are also named Sugar Hill - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia (5), Kentucky, Maine, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina (2), Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina (3), Texas and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sugar Hill.
Communities near Sugar Hill ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sugar Hill.
- Johnson Ford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnson Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Ford
- Johnson Ford is located in Hardin County
- Estimated population in 2014: 65,813 people
- Mount Lebanon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lebanon
- Mount Lebanon is located in Decatur County
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,387 people
- Ashland Ford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashland Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Ford
- Ashland Ford is located in Wayne County
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,674 people
- Hohenwald
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hohenwald
- Hohenwald is located in Lewis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,968 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hohenwald <4>
- Clifton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Clifton is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,655 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton <4>
- Waynesboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waynesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesboro
- Waynesboro is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,371 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesboro <4>
- Parsons
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parsons have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons
- Parsons is located in Decatur County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,272 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parsons <4>
- Voorhies
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Linden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Linden is located in Perry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 964 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linden <4>
- Lobelville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lobelville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobelville
- Lobelville is located in Perry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 889 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lobelville <4>
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 Sugar Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sugar Hill.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sugar Hill. 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 Sugar Hill.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sugar Hill. See our Newspapers Page for Sugar Hill.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sugar Hill ...
Looking for more information about Sugar Hill? 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 Sugar Hill, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sugar Hill.
Adding Sugar Hill to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Sugar Hill 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 for Sugar Hill was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Sugar Hill post office opened in 1860.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Sugar Hill.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sugar Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Perry County: www.perrycountytennessee.com/
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Perry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sugar Hill - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |