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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 Bush (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 Bush. 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 Bush is located in Outagamie County.

To see how the shape of Wisconsin's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Outagamie County: Brown, Calumet, Shawano, Waupaca & Winnebago.

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

  • Outagamie County     (The home county of Sugar Bush)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sugar Bush, with the one closest to Sugar Bush listed first.
    • Bear Creek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Bear Creek is located in Outagamie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
    • Shiocton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Shiocton is located in Outagamie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiocton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 914 people
    • Leeman
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Leeman is located in Outagamie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeman
    • Hortonville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Hortonville is located in Outagamie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,976 people
    • Black Creek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Black Creek is located in Outagamie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,309 people
    • Nichols
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Nichols is located in Outagamie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
    • Medina
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Medina is located in Outagamie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
    • Greenville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Greenville is located in Outagamie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
    • Seymour
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Seymour is located in Outagamie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,457 people
    • Apple Creek
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Apple Creek is located in Outagamie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Creek
    • Appleton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Appleton is located in Outagamie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,058 people
      • Former name for Appleton:
      • Appleton Junction
    • Chicago Corners
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Chicago Corners is located in Outagamie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicago Corners
    • Freedom
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Freedom is located in Outagamie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
  • Brown County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sugar Bush, with the one closest to Sugar Bush listed first.
    • Pittsfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Pittsfield is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
    • Oneida
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Oneida is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
    • Pulaski
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Pulaski is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,766 people
    • Hobart
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Hobart is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,495 people
    • Sniderville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Sniderville is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sniderville
    • Wrightstown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Wrightstown is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightstown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,631 people
  • Calumet County
    • Kaukauna
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Kaukauna is located in Calumet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaukauna
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,356 people
  • Marathon County
    • Galloway
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Galloway is located in Marathon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galloway
  • Menominee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sugar Bush, with the one closest to Sugar Bush listed first.
    • Keshena
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Keshena is located in Menominee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keshena
    • Legend Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Legend Lake is located in Menominee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legend Lake
  • Oconto County
    • Krakow
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Krakow is located in Oconto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krakow
  • Portage County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sugar Bush, with the one closest to Sugar Bush listed first.
    • Amherst
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Amherst is located in Portage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,082 people
    • Alban
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Alban is located in Portage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alban
    • Amherst Junction
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Amherst Junction is located in Portage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst Junction
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 392 people
    • Garfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Garfield is located in Portage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
    • Nelsonville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Nelsonville is located in Portage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
    • Lake Emily ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Lake Emily is located in Portage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Emily
    • Rosholt
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Rosholt is located in Portage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosholt
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
    • Blaine
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Blaine is located in Portage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
  • Shawano County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sugar Bush, with the one closest to Sugar Bush listed first.
    • Belle Plaine
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Belle Plaine is located in Shawano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Plaine
    • Briarton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Briarton is located in Shawano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarton
    • Lunds
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Lunds is located in Shawano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunds
    • Pella
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Pella is located in Shawano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pella
    • Leopolis
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Leopolis is located in Shawano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leopolis
    • Shawano
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Shawano is located in Shawano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawano
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,885 people
    • Rose Lawn
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Rose Lawn is located in Shawano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Lawn
    • Slab City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Slab City is located in Shawano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
    • Split Rock
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Split Rock is located in Shawano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Split Rock
    • Bonduel
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Bonduel is located in Shawano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonduel
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,411 people
    • Frazer Corners
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Frazer Corners is located in Shawano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazer Corners
    • Laney
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Laney is located in Shawano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laney
    • Tigerton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Tigerton is located in Shawano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigerton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
  • Waupaca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sugar Bush, with the one closest to Sugar Bush listed first.
    • New London
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • New London is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,065 people
    • Ostrander
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Ostrander is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostrander
    • Clintonville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Clintonville is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,353 people
    • Little Wolf ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Little Wolf is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Wolf
    • Manawa
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Manawa is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manawa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,269 people
    • Baldwins Mill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Baldwins Mill is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwins Mill
    • Embarrass
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Embarrass is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embarrass
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
    • Gills Landing
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Gills Landing is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gills Landing
    • Weyauwega
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Weyauwega is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyauwega
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,745 people
    • Ogdensburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Ogdensburg is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdensburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
    • Marion
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Marion is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,167 people
    • Big Falls
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Big Falls is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Falls
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
    • Fremont
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Fremont is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 647 people
  • Waushara County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sugar Bush, with the one closest to Sugar Bush listed first.
    • West Bloomfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • West Bloomfield is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bloomfield
    • Poy Sippi
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Poy Sippi is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poy Sippi
    • Pine River
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Pine River is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine River
    • Saxeville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Saxeville is located in Waushara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxeville
  • Winnebago County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sugar Bush, with the one closest to Sugar Bush listed first.
    • Medina Junction
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Medina Junction is located in Winnebago County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina Junction
    • Zittau
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Zittau is located in Winnebago County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zittau
    • Orihula
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Orihula is located in Winnebago County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orihula
    • Fox Crossing
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Fox Crossing is located in Winnebago County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Crossing
    • Menasha
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Menasha is located in Winnebago County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menasha
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,796 people
    • Allenville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Allenville is located in Winnebago County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
    • Neenah
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Neenah is located in Winnebago County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neenah
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,363 people
    • Winneconne
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Winneconne is located in Winnebago County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winneconne
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
    • Adella Beach
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Adella Beach is located in Winnebago County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adella Beach
    • Harbor Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Harbor Springs is located in Winnebago County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Springs
    • Reighmoor
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Reighmoor is located in Winnebago County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reighmoor
    • Omro
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Omro is located in Winnebago County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,592 people

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

Cemeteries Near Sugar Bush ...

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

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

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

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

  • Ruckdashel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Emanuel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Maple Creek Cemetery #1
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • The Old Maple Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Maple Creek Cemetery #2
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • The New Maple Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Danish Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Patricks' Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Bear Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Turney Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Restland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (222 more) ...

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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Sugar Bush had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Bear Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Bear Creek is located in Outagamie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
  • Nowell ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Nowell is located in Waupaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nowell
  • Northport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Northport is located in Waupaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northport
  • Nicholson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Nicholson is located in Waupaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson
  • New London
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • New London is located in Waupaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,065 people
  • Royalton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Royalton is located in Waupaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
  • Ostrander
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Ostrander is located in Waupaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostrander
  • Shiocton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Shiocton is located in Outagamie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiocton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 914 people
  • Marble ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Marble is located in Waupaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble
  • Symco
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Symco is located in Waupaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Symco
  • Little Wolf ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Little Wolf is located in Waupaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Wolf
  • Clintonville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Clintonville is located in Waupaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,353 people
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Manawa
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Manawa is located in Waupaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manawa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,269 people
    • Stephensville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Stephensville is located in Outagamie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephensville
    • Leeman
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Leeman is located in Outagamie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeman

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

Newspapers Published in Sugar Bush ...

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 136 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sugar Bush.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sugar Bush, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sugar Bush.

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 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 Bush:

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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 Bush, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Bush) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.