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Welcome to Sugar Tree ...

Sugar Tree is located in Decatur County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sugar Tree, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

Sugar Tree is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Sugar Tree lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Sugar Tree: 731

The ZIP code for Sugar Tree: 38380<3>

Communities Also Named Sugar Tree ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Sugar Tree - they are located in Alabama, Ohio and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sugar Tree.

Communities near Sugar Tree ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sugar Tree.

  • Brevards Ferry
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brevards Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevards Ferry
    • Brevards Ferry is located in Benton County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 40,982 people
  • Mount Lebanon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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
  • Camden
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Parsons
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parsons have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <5>
  • New Johnsonville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Johnsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Johnsonville
    • New Johnsonville is located in Humphreys County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,871 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Johnsonville <5>
  • Crossroads
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
    • Crossroads is located in Benton County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,728 people
  • Bruceton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bruceton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceton
    • Bruceton is located in Carroll County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,391 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bruceton <5>
  • Linden
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Lobelville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lobelville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <5>
  • Decaturville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)

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 Tree. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sugar Tree.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sugar Tree. 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 Tree.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sugar Tree. See our Newspapers Page for Sugar Tree.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sugar Tree ...

Looking for more information about Sugar Tree? 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 Tree, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sugar Tree.

Adding Sugar Tree to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sugar Tree 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 Tree was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Sugar Tree post office opened in 1874.

We also found Sugar Tree on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Tennessee (1888).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sugar Tree.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sugar Tree. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Decatur County: www.decaturcountytn.org/

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 Decatur, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sugar Tree - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Sugar Tree). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Sugar Tree or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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