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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 Tree (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 Tree. 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.

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Tree is located in Decatur 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 Decatur County: Benton, Carroll, Hardin, Henderson, Perry & Wayne.

Below are the counties that are near Sugar Tree. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sugar Tree:

  • Decatur County     (The home county of Sugar Tree)
  • Benton County
  • Carroll County
  • Henderson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sugar Tree, with the one closest to Sugar Tree listed first.
    • Poplar Springs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Poplar Springs is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
    • Farmville ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Farmville is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
    • Darden
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Darden is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darden
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 399 people
    • Chesterfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Parkers Crossroads
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Lexington
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Union Cross
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Union Cross is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cross
      • Estimated population in 2014: 10,666 people
    • Cedar Grove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Reagan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Atkins ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Atkins is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
      • Estimated population in 2014: 13,664 people
    • Sardis
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • McHaney ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • McHaney is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHaney
  • Henry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sugar Tree, with the one closest to Sugar Tree listed first.
    • Spring Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Spring Creek is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,009 people
    • Manleyville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Haglerville ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Haglerville is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haglerville
    • Springville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Hickman County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sugar Tree, with the one closest to Sugar Tree listed first.
    • Only
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Pleasantville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Pleasantville is located in Hickman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
    • Whitfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Whitehouse
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Whitehouse is located in Hickman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
    • Hornertown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Hornertown is located in Hickman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornertown
      • Estimated population in 2014: 412 people
    • Salt Lick
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Salt Lick is located in Hickman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Lick
      • Estimated population in 2014: 508 people
  • Houston County
  • Humphreys County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sugar Tree, with the one closest to Sugar Tree listed first.
    • Hustburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Bakerville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Buffalo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • New Johnsonville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Plant
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Grandmother Ford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Grandmother Ford is located in Humphreys County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandmother Ford
      • Estimated population in 2014: 307 people
    • Hurricane Mills
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Pigeon Roost
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Pigeon Roost is located in Humphreys County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Roost
      • Estimated population in 2014: 6,132 people
    • Waverly
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Trinity
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Trinity is located in Humphreys County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
      • Estimated population in 2014: 625 people
    • Bethpage
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Bethpage is located in Humphreys County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethpage
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 288 people
    • Halls Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Halls Creek is located in Humphreys County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Creek
  • Perry County
  • Wayne County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sugar Tree, see our County-by-County Page for Sugar Tree.

Cemeteries Near Sugar Tree ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sugar Tree.

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 Tree - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sugar Tree covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sugar Tree, with the one closest to Sugar Tree listed first.

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Sugar Tree had a population of 119 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Sugar Tree, with the one closest to Sugar Tree listed first.

  • Oakview ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Oakview is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakview
  • McIllwain
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • McIllwain is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIllwain
  • Coxburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Toms Creek ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Toms Creek is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms Creek
  • Chaseville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Holladay
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jeannette
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Poplar Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Poplar Springs is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
  • Bible Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Bible Hill is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bible Hill
  • Mousetail ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Mousetail is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousetail
  • Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bakerville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Hustburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Morgan ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Morgan is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
    • Maple Creek ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Maple Creek is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Creek

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sugar Tree. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sugar Tree.

Newspapers Published in Sugar Tree ...

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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sugar Tree.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sugar Tree, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sugar Tree.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Tree:

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 Tree, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sugar Tree) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.