Sugar Valley, Georgia Explained

Official Name:Sugar Valley, Georgia
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:USA Georgia#USA
Pushpin Label:Sugar Valley
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Georgia
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Gordon
Unit Pref:Imperial
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Coordinates:34.5581°N -85.0119°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:30746
Area Code:706/762

Sugar Valley is an unincorporated community in Gordon County, Georgia, United States, northwest of Calhoun and east of Horn Mountain Ridge. SR 136 runs through the center of the town.

History

A post office called Sugar Valley has been in operation since 1844.[1] The community may have been named after a grove of sugar maple trees near the original town site.[2]

The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Sugar Valley as a town in 1887.[3] The town's municipal charter was repealed in 1995.[4]

Geography

Sugar Valley is located near the northwest corner of Gordon County. Nearby is the Oostanaula River. Three miles to the west of Sugar Valley at the extreme edge of Gordon County is the Ridge and Valley region of Georgia where Horn Mountain separates Gordon and Floyd County. The mountain reaches over 1,800 feet in elevation compared to 600 feet in Sugar Valley.

Notable people

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gordon County . Jim Forte Postal History . 26 April 2015.
  2. News: Gordon County. Calhoun Times . 1 September 2004 . 26 April 2015 . 96.
  3. Book: Acts Passed by the General Assembly of Georgia. 1887. J. Johnston. 631.
  4. Book: Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins . Winship Press . Krakow, Kenneth K. . 1975 . Macon, GA . 215 . 0-915430-00-2.